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THEME EXPLORATION

widow and unmarried daughter

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Yi Yi
Yi Yi
2000 · Edward Yang
First Reformed
First Reformed
2018 · Paul Schrader
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007 · Sidney Lumet
A Child’s Impulse
A Child’s Impulse
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960 · Mikio Naruse
Inquest
Inquest
1931 · Robert Siodmak
Miss Oyu
Miss Oyu
1951 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Something to Think About
Something to Think About
1920 · Cecil B. DeMille
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
1963 · Lindsay Anderson
The Greek Tycoon
The Greek Tycoon
1978 · J. Lee Thompson
Anita no perd el tren
Anita no perd el tren
2001 · Ventura Pons
Brothers And Sisters Of The Toda Family
Brothers And Sisters Of The Toda Family
1941 · Yasujiro Ozu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ray Mendoza → India

His films like 'Charulata' and 'Devi' profoundly explore the emotional and social constraints of widows and unmarried women in Indian society.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He masterfully portrays complex family dynamics and the vulnerabilities of single mothers and unmarried daughters in works like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters'.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema frequently examines the struggles of widows and single women facing poverty and societal indifference in contemporary Britain.

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