THEME EXPLORATION

youth and innocence corrupted

37 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
1977 · John Badham
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · John Frankenheimer
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
I'm Still Breathing
I'm Still Breathing
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
2002 · Jia Zhangke
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Dolly
Dolly
2026 · Rod Blackhurst
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2026 · Quentin Tarantino
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Fruit Punch
Fruit Punch
1991 · Clara Law
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His films like 'Death in Venice' and 'The Damned' meticulously chronicle the moral and spiritual decay of innocence within decadent societies.

 Louis Malle France

Works such as 'Pretty Baby' and 'Au Revoir les Enfants' unflinchingly explore the loss of childhood innocence through historical trauma and moral compromise.