THEME EXPLORATION

pregnancy and motherhood

12 films · 3 directors
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
Sherrybaby
Sherrybaby
2006 · Laurie Collyer
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Deaf
Deaf
2026 · Eva Libertad
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' explore the struggles of motherhood within systemic poverty and economic hardship.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' intensely examine maternal ambivalence, guilt, and the psychological complexity of motherhood.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Our Little Sister' tenderly explore family bonds, parental responsibility, and the nuances of motherhood across generations.