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THEME EXPLORATION

parenting advice

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
2018 · Brad Bird
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
Like a Fish on the Moon
Like a Fish on the Moon
2022 · Dornaz Hajiha
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Chinese Puzzle
Chinese Puzzle
2013 · Cédric Klapisch
Housekeeping
Housekeeping
1987 · Bill Forsyth
About a Boy
About a Boy
2002 · Paul Weitz
Daddy Longlegs
Daddy Longlegs
2010 · Josh Safdie
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
1995 · Tinto Brass
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
2022 · Peter Segal
Spiral
Spiral
2019 · Kurtis David Harder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' profoundly explore parenting complexities, family bonds, and what truly defines a parent.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema frequently examines parenting struggles within economic hardship, as seen in 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes'.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Films like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' intensely probe parental responsibility, guilt, and the psychology of raising children.

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