THEME EXPLORATION

working mothers

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rocky
Rocky
1976 · John G. Avildsen
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Blue Collar
Blue Collar
1978 · Paul Schrader
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Air of Paris
Air of Paris
1954 · Marcel Carné
Ajantrik
Ajantrik
1958 · Ritwik Ghatak
El mégano
El mégano
1955 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Farewell
Farewell
1930 · Robert Siodmak
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Nacional III
Nacional III
1982 · Luis García Berlanga
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Experience
The Experience
1973 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Five Days of Milan
The Five Days of Milan
1973 · Dario Argento
Dotanba
Dotanba
1957 · Tomu Uchida
Downpour
Downpour
1972 · Bahram Beyzai
Fubar
Fubar
2002 · Michael Dowse
Gisela
Gisela
2005 · Isabelle Stever
Sausalito
Sausalito
2000 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The One and Only
The One and Only
1999 · Susanne Bier
Winter Brothers
Winter Brothers
2017 · Hlynur Pálmason
They're a Weird Mob
They're a Weird Mob
1966 · Michael Powell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose the struggles of working-class mothers balancing employment and family survival.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' deeply examine the psychological complexities and guilt of motherhood alongside personal ambition.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His tender films such as 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Broker' compassionately explore the sacrifices, relationships, and moral dilemmas faced by working mothers.