THEME EXPLORATION

pregnancy and fertility

19 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989 · Stephen Hopkins
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Romance
Romance
1999 · Catherine Breillat
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011 · Bill Condon
Good Mothers
Good Mothers
1942 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Le Beau Serge
Le Beau Serge
1958 · Claude Chabrol
Niaye
Niaye
1964 · Ousmane Sembène
Older Brother, Younger Sister
Older Brother, Younger Sister
1953 · Mikio Naruse
Puffball
Puffball
2007 · Nicolas Roeg
Rich in Love
Rich in Love
1992 · Bruce Beresford
Thursday
Thursday
1961 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
West Point Widow
West Point Widow
1941 · Robert Siodmak
The Belly of an Architect
The Belly of an Architect
1987 · Peter Greenaway
Father to Be
Father to Be
1979 · Lasse Hallström
Teenage Father
Teenage Father
1978 · Taylor Hackford
The Baby Carriage
The Baby Carriage
1963 · Bo Widerberg
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
2022 · Adrián García Bogliano
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' explore the struggles of working-class families navigating poverty, parenthood, and systemic barriers to reproductive autonomy.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films including 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Scary Story' intimately examine motherhood, trauma, and the psychological complexities of parental responsibility with visceral intensity.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His work including 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Our Little Sister' deeply explores family bonds, biological connections, fertility, and the meaning of parenthood with tender humanism.