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THEME EXPLORATION

parenting styles

12 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
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
2022 · Peter Segal
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Spiral
Spiral
2019 · Kurtis David Harder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' profoundly examine unconventional family bonds and what truly defines parenting beyond biology.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her visceral films such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' explore the psychological complexities and failures of parental responsibility.

Céline Sciamma → France

Works like 'Tomboy' and 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' delicately interrogate how parental acceptance and identity formation shape a child's development.

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