THEME EXPLORATION

teenage protagonists

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Show Me Love
Show Me Love
1999 · Fernando H. Uribe
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
L’Eau froide
L’Eau froide
1994 · Olivier Assayas
Leviticus
Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella
The World of Love
The World of Love
2026 · Yoon Ga-eun
Ask
Ask
1986 · Derek Jarman
D'Artagnan's Daughter
D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994 · Bertrand Tavernier
House
House
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Niaye
Niaye
1964 · Ousmane Sembène
Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues
1981 · Bruce Beresford
Sommaren med Monika
Sommaren med Monika
1953 · Ingmar Bergman
Demons
Demons
1985 · Dario Argento
002 agenti segretissimi
002 agenti segretissimi
1964 · Lucio Fulci
Good Evening to You
Good Evening to You
1982 · Yannis Dalianidis
Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog
2006 · Nick Cassavetes
Fright Night
Fright Night
2011 · Craig Gillespie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Greta Gerwig United States

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Barbie' intimately explore teenage and young adult identity formation, vulnerability, and self-discovery with nuanced emotional depth.

 Céline Sciamma France

She crafts sensitive, visually poetic narratives about teenage girls navigating identity, desire, and relationships, as seen in 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Girlhood.'