THEME EXPLORATION

princess defiance

14 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Barbara
Barbara
2012 · Christian Petzold
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
2026 · Antonin Baudry
The Princess Gohime
The Princess Gohime
1992 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Secrets
Secrets
1933 · Frank Borzage
Bāhubali: The Beginning
Bāhubali: The Beginning
2015 · S. S. Rajamouli
Naked On The Street
Naked On The Street
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! Me and the Space Princess
Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! Me and the Space Princess
2012 · Soichi Masui
The Shadow Strays
The Shadow Strays
2024 · Timo Tjahjanto
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His heroines consistently defy patriarchal expectations and royal conventions, most notably in Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.

 Tadeo Pestaña Caro New Zealand

She reimagines historical princesses and constrained women breaking free from duty and societal roles in films like Mulan and Whale Rider.