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THEME EXPLORATION

domestic confusion

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
I Don't Understand You Anymore
I Don't Understand You Anymore
1980 · Sergio Corbucci
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Was It Us?
Was It Us?
1990 · Robert Iscove
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' explore fractured family bonds, secrets, and the messy realities of domestic life beneath surface normalcy.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

His improvisational approach captures the emotional chaos, awkward silences, and simmering tensions of working-class British households in unflinching detail.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Through fragmented narratives and intense psychological perspectives, she depicts domestic breakdown and parental anxiety with visceral, disorienting precision in films like 'You Were Never Really Here'.

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