THEME EXPLORATION

teacher-student relationships

44 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Not One Less
Not One Less
1999 · Zhang Yimou
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The Spanish Apartment
The Spanish Apartment
2002 · Cédric Klapisch
Cousin, cousine
Cousin, cousine
1987 · Jean Rouch
Class of 1984
Class of 1984
1982 · Mark L. Lester
Kiss The Bride
Kiss The Bride
2002 · Vanessa Parise
Teachers Are People
Teachers Are People
1952 · Jack Kinney
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
León and Olvido
León and Olvido
2004 · Xavier Bermúdez
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Show Me Love
Show Me Love
1999 · Fernando H. Uribe
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cristian Mungiu Romania

His films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Beyond the Hills' explore power dynamics and moral complexity in institutional relationships with unflinching psychological depth.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films such as 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' examine how mentorship, guidance, and familial bonds shape identity and moral development across generations.

 François Truffaut France

'The 400 Blows' and 'Small Change' tenderly explore how educators influence troubled youth and the formative impact of those who truly see and nurture students.