THEME EXPLORATION

divorce and separation

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
I Wish
I Wish
2011 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Submergence
Submergence
2017 · Wim Wenders
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke
The Last Stage
The Last Stage
1948 · Wanda Jakubowska
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014 · Olivier Assayas
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai
2026 · David Dhawan
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
2026 · Hardik Gajjar
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Cela s’appelle l’aurore
Cela s’appelle l’aurore
1955 · Luis Buñuel
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
Farewell China
Farewell China
1990 · Clara Law
Ohan
Ohan
1984 · Kon Ichikawa
The Crossing II
The Crossing II
2015 · John Woo
The Search
The Search
1948 · Fred Zinnemann
Amir
Amir
2018 · Nima Eghlima
Loveable
Loveable
2024 · Lilja Ingolfsdottir
The Lost Children
The Lost Children
2023 · Michèle Jacob
The Song of the Auricanturi
The Song of the Auricanturi
2023 · Camila Rodríguez Triana
Everyday
Everyday
2012 · Michael Winterbottom
For You at the Front!
For You at the Front!
1942 · Dziga Vertov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His film 'Three Colors: Blue' profoundly explores the psychological and emotional aftermath of separation through the story of a widow rebuilding her life after her husband's death.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His masterpiece 'Scenes from a Marriage' is a penetrating examination of marital dissolution and emotional warfare that remains the definitive cinematic study of divorce.