THEME EXPLORATION

student-teacher dynamics

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Not One Less
Not One Less
1999 · Zhang Yimou
Class of 1984
Class of 1984
1982 · Mark L. Lester
May Fools
May Fools
1990 · Louis Malle
Teachers Are People
Teachers Are People
1952 · Jack Kinney
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
2020
2020
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
León and Olvido
León and Olvido
2004 · Xavier Bermúdez
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Bunny!!
Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành
Ella McCay
Ella McCay
2026 · James L. Brooks
Josh Johnson: Symphony
Josh Johnson: Symphony
2026 · Jacob Menache
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His films like 'The 400 Blows' and 'Small Change' explore the formative relationships between students and teachers with profound psychological insight and humanistic tenderness.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His meticulous examinations of institutional power and moral ambiguity in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' interrogate authority and mentorship with unflinching ethical complexity.

 Aditya Chopra India

Multiple films including 'Mohabbatein' and 'Iqbal' center on transformative student-teacher relationships that challenge rigid institutional systems and celebrate personal awakening.