THEME EXPLORATION

paternal interference

16 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Son of Saul
Son of Saul
2015 · László Nemes
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Affliction
Affliction
1998 · Paul Schrader
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
About an investigation
About an investigation
1931 · Robert Siodmak
A Country Cupid
A Country Cupid
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Beatrice
Beatrice
1987 · Bertrand Tavernier
La Mort en ce jardin
La Mort en ce jardin
1956 · Luis Buñuel
Les Deux anglaises et le continent
Les Deux anglaises et le continent
1971 · François Truffaut
The Spider’s Stratagem
The Spider’s Stratagem
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Chongqing Blues
Chongqing Blues
2010 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Maria in Silence
Maria in Silence
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
Your Fault
Your Fault
2024 · Domingo González
Back to the Past
Back to the Past
2025 · Jack Lai Jan-Lung
Saagar
Saagar
1985 · Ramesh Sippy
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

He repeatedly examined paternal authority and its destructive legacy across works like 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' and his autobiographical explorations of family trauma.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films such as 'Babel' and 'Biutiful' explore fractured father-child relationships and how paternal absence or control shapes generational suffering.