THEME EXPLORATION

domestic relationships

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988 · Terence Davies
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Avalanche
Avalanche
1937 · Mikio Naruse
Colonel Bogey
Colonel Bogey
1948 · Terence Fisher
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne
1995 · Taylor Hackford
Kiss The Bride
Kiss The Bride
2002 · Vanessa Parise
Just One Time
Just One Time
2021 · Guillermo Ríos
Love and Bruises
Love and Bruises
2011 · Lou Ye
My Wife
My Wife
1964 · Tinto Brass
The Chops
The Chops
2003 · Bertrand Blier
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Show Me Love
Show Me Love
1999 · Fernando H. Uribe
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films intimately examine family bonds, parental sacrifice, and the unspoken emotions that define domestic life across generations.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He masterfully dissects the psychological complexities of marriage, infidelity, and family conflict with unflinching emotional depth.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her work explores strained family dynamics and domestic trauma through fragmented narratives and visceral emotional storytelling.