Daniela (or Dani, for short) is as keen on film and television as she is on literature. Being the proud mother to two lovely cats, she loves pets wholeheartedly. When she's not watching a melancholic or existentialist movie, Dani is most likely enjoying a good book and the smell of its printed pages or listening to any Lana Del Rey record.
Father and daughter relationships in movies are fairly common in film, with some of the most touching and profound movies — including 2022's heart-wrenching Aftersun — properly reflecting on the poignant connection. However, mother and son bonds are seemingly less discussed in cinema and are arguably more complex in the instances where they are, as seen in films like Hereditary and the new science fiction franchise Dune.
9 'The Babadook' Director: Jennifer Kent In Jennifer Kent's haunting and suspenseful The Babadook, a grieving single mother named Amelia and her child, Samuel , find themselves trapped inside a nightmarish web when the central character from a bizarre children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
7 'Boyhood' Director: Richard Linklater Richard Linklater has always been the one to make believable movies about the mundane, and Boyhood is no exception. This charming and heartfelt drama, which began production in 2002 and finished in 2013, realistically depicts the coming-of-age of a young boy from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in Texas with divorced parents .
5 'Mommy' Director: Xavier Dolan In Xavier Dolan's heartbreaking, nonetheless entertaining coming-of-age picture, a widowed single mother makes an effort to raise her son , who struggles with ADHD and an attachment disorder, alone. In the meantime, she finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.
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