THEME EXPLORATION

maternal identity and isolation

38 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
3 Women
3 Women
1977 · Robert Altman
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot
Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot
2016 · Hong Sang-soo
Puffball
Puffball
2007 · Nicolas Roeg
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Heart
The Heart
1955 · Kon Ichikawa
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
A Certain Kind of Silence
A Certain Kind of Silence
2019 · Michal Hogenauer
Cinema Jazireh
Cinema Jazireh
2025 · Gözde Kural
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Red Amnesia
Red Amnesia
2014 · Wang Xiaoshuai
The Hole in the Ground
The Hole in the Ground
2019 · Lee Cronin
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto
2005 · Neil Jordan
Liverpool
Liverpool
2008 · Lisandro Alonso
Sebbe
Sebbe
2010 · Babak Najafi
Sausalito
Sausalito
2000 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Suicide Room
Suicide Room
2011 · Jan Komasa
Young Hearts
Young Hearts
2024 · Anthony Schatteman
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay Scotland

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' viscerally explore maternal trauma, psychological fragmentation, and the isolating weight of motherhood.

 Céline Sciamma France

Works such as 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Tomboy' examine identity, desire, and the loneliness that arises from being unable to fully express one's authentic self within societal constraints.