THEME EXPLORATION

pregnancy and motherhood

29 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
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Bird Box
Bird Box
2018 · Susanne Bier
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Romance
Romance
1999 · Catherine Breillat
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
Deaf
Deaf
2026 · Eva Libertad
Hen
Hen
2026 · György Pálfi
No Good Men
No Good Men
2026 · Shahrbanoo Sadat
Run Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run
2026 · Daina Reid
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Good Mothers
Good Mothers
1942 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Ladybird Ladybird
Ladybird Ladybird
1994 · Ken Loach
Learn From Experience
Learn From Experience
1937 · Mikio Naruse
Rich in Love
Rich in Love
1992 · Bruce Beresford
Puffball
Puffball
2007 · Nicolas Roeg
A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor
2018 · Paul Feig
We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern
2023 · Matěj Chlupáček
Lullaby
Lullaby
1937 · Dziga Vertov
Paloma herida
Paloma herida
1963 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Orphanage
The Orphanage
2007 · J. A. Bayona
Borrowed Hearts
Borrowed Hearts
1997 · Ted Kotcheff
Dear Diary
Dear Diary
1996 · David Frankel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' examine the struggles of working-class mothers navigating poverty and systemic inequality.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films such as 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Broker' explore complex maternal bonds, parenthood, and the emotional landscapes of caregiving with nuanced sensitivity.

 Claire Denis France

Her works including 'Chocolat' and 'Trouble Every Day' interrogate motherhood through visceral, often unsettling perspectives on maternal ambivalence and bodily experience.