THEME EXPLORATION

maternal struggle

44 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hamnstad
Hamnstad
1948 · Ingmar Bergman
His Mother’s Son
His Mother’s Son
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Lars von Trier
The Unknown Woman
The Unknown Woman
2006 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Otar's Death
Otar's Death
2021 · Soso Bliadze
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
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1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore maternal sacrifice, love, and the complex bonds between mothers and children across economic and social boundaries.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Films such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'Ratcatcher' examine maternal vulnerability, protection, and the psychological weight of motherhood with raw emotional intensity.