THEME EXPLORATION

school setting

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jeepers Creepers 2
Jeepers Creepers 2
2003 · Victor Salva
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
Kes
Kes
1969 · Ken Loach
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films like 'From Up on Poppy Hill' and 'The Wind Rises' intimately explore school life, youth, and coming-of-age within Japanese educational settings.

 François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical 'The 400 Blows' and 'Small Change' remain definitive explorations of childhood and school experiences with profound humanistic depth.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' examine family and education themes, while his work consistently captures the formative moments of youth and institutional life.