THEME EXPLORATION

parental frustration

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
2018 · John Krasinski
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · James Gunn
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
Little Crusader
Little Crusader
2017 · Václav Kadrnka
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' explore the emotional complexities and frustrations inherent in parenting and family bonds with nuanced compassion.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her visceral films such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' depict parental desperation and psychological torment with unflinching intensity.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His slow-burn dramas like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' examine parental sacrifice and the impossible choices parents face with devastating realism.