THEME EXPLORATION

school

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Chris Columbus
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
Kes
Kes
1969 · Ken Loach
Marianne of My Youth
Marianne of My Youth
1955 · Julien Duvivier
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami
Aenigma
Aenigma
1987 · Lucio Fulci
Martial Club
Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau
School Girl Killer
School Girl Killer
1968 · Antonio Margheriti
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
2002 · Michael Moore
Just Friends
Just Friends
2005 · Roger Kumble
Agent Cody Banks
Agent Cody Banks
2003 · Harald Zwart
Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury
1972 · Lo Wei
Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend
1994 · Gordon Chan
3 A.M. Part 2
3 A.M. Part 2
2014 · Isara Nadee & Putipong Saisikaew
4th Period Mystery
4th Period Mystery
2009 · Sang-yong Lee
Art of the Devil 2
Art of the Devil 2
2005 · Art Thamthrakul & Isara Nadee & Kongkiat Khomsiri & Pasith Buranajan & Putipong Saisikaew & Seree Phongnithi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical films like 'The 400 Blows' and 'Small Change' explore childhood, education, and school as transformative spaces with poetic intimacy.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His works such as 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' examine how institutions and education shape identity, belonging, and human connections across generations.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' critique the educational system and its role in perpetuating social inequality with unflinching realism.