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pet ownership

16 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Secret Life of Pets
The Secret Life of Pets
2016 · Chris Renaud
White Material
White Material
2009 · Claire Denis
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
1953 · Roberto Rossellini
Ridin’ for Love
Ridin’ for Love
1926 · William Wyler
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie
2012 · Tim Burton
Il lungo, il corto, il gatto
Il lungo, il corto, il gatto
1967 · Lucio Fulci
Two Brothers
Two Brothers
1967 · Mrinal Sen
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend
1952 · Jack Kinney
Someone's Gaze
Someone's Gaze
2013 · Makoto Shinkai
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
1972 · Michael Powell
The Inheritors
The Inheritors
1998 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
The Memories in My Frame
The Memories in My Frame
1994 · Bong Joon-ho
Undo
Undo
1994 · Shunji Iwai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog → Germany

His documentaries obsessively explore humanity's relationship with animals, from grizzly bears to cave paintings, revealing how we project meaning onto creatures we seek to understand or control.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films intimately examine how pets and animals serve as emotional anchors in family dynamics and human connection, particularly in works exploring loss and interdependence.

David Lynch → United States

His surrealist narratives frequently feature animals as unsettling symbols of the unconscious and domesticity, using pets to disturb comfortable illusions of suburban life.

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