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THEME EXPLORATION

couples in peril

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stages of Love
Stages of Love
2026 · Victor Rodenbach
7 Women
7 Women
1966 · John Ford
A Salutary lesson
A Salutary lesson
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Caccia tragica
Caccia tragica
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Strange Pair
The Strange Pair
1988 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Le Génie du feu
Le Génie du feu
1908 · Georges Méliès
Advantage Satan
Advantage Satan
2007 · Sean Byrne
All for Love
All for Love
2005 · Min Kyu-dong
Endangered Species
Endangered Species
2021 · MJ Bassett
Love & Passion
Love & Passion
1987 · Tinto Brass
Non-Stop New York
Non-Stop New York
1937 · Robert Stevenson
The Wheel
The Wheel
2022 · Steve Pink
Wither
Wither
2013 · Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock → United Kingdom

Master of psychological suspense who repeatedly placed couples in mortal danger, exploring trust and betrayal through films like Rope and Shadow of a Doubt.

David Fincher → United States

Crafts intricate thrillers that trap couples in nightmarish scenarios, most notably in Gone Girl where marriage itself becomes the peril.

Darren Aronofsky → United States

Creates visceral psychological horrors that deconstruct relationships under extreme duress, as seen in Black Swan and mother!, where couples face existential and physical threats.

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