THEME EXPLORATION

small-town girl

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
1958 · Mauro Bolognini
High Noon
High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann
House
House
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
Wakefield Express
Wakefield Express
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
Duelo en las montañas
Duelo en las montañas
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Laos and Kolonaki
Laos and Kolonaki
1959 · Yannis Dalianidis
Life
Life
1934 · Fei Mu
Once Is Never
Once Is Never
1955 · Konrad Wolf
Pueblo en vilo
Pueblo en vilo
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
Rosauro Castro
Rosauro Castro
1950 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Alienist
The Alienist
1970 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Priest and the Girl
The Priest and the Girl
1966 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Atom Egoyan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster USA

His films explore isolated female characters in confined, claustrophobic environments where small-town traditions and family dynamics trap and traumatize young women.

 Newt Arnold UK

Her visceral, intimate direction captures the restless yearning and coming-of-age struggles of working-class girls constrained by provincial life and limited horizons.