THEME EXPLORATION

betrayal and infidelity

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Born to be Bad
Born to be Bad
1950 · Nicholas Ray
Gli indifferenti (Time of Indifference
Gli indifferenti (Time of Indifference
1988 · Mauro Bolognini
Juste avant la nuit
Juste avant la nuit
1971 · Claude Chabrol
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Return from the Ashes
Return from the Ashes
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
Stranger Within a Woman
Stranger Within a Woman
1966 · Mikio Naruse
Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark
1932 · Howard Hawks
A Fool And A Hater
A Fool And A Hater
1959 · Yannis Dalianidis
Closer
Closer
2004 · Mike Nichols
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Zhang Yimou
Damage
Damage
1992 · Louis Malle
All of a Sudden
All of a Sudden
1996 · Herman Yau
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1990 · Frank Darabont
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
1971 · Mariano Laurenti
Mystery
Mystery
2012 · Lou Ye
Scorpio Nights 3
Scorpio Nights 3
2022 · Lawrence Fajardo
The Merry Jail
The Merry Jail
1917 · Ernst Lubitsch
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His films like 'Jules et Jim' and 'The Woman Next Door' explore the psychological complexities of desire, betrayal, and romantic entanglement with poetic intimacy.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous style dissects betrayal and infidelity in films like 'Gone Girl' and 'The Game,' revealing the dark manipulations beneath relationships.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His emotionally charged dramas such as 'Live Flesh' and 'Volver' portray betrayal and infidelity as catalysts for transformation and redemption.