THEME EXPLORATION

ex-lovers

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Inspecteur Lavardin
Inspecteur Lavardin
1986 · Claude Chabrol
Princess Chang-Ping
Princess Chang-Ping
1976 · John Woo
The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed
1974 · Blake Edwards
Love, Rosie
Love, Rosie
2014 · Christian Ditter
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
1996 · Baz Luhrmann
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
1970 · Dario Argento
Hell's Island
Hell's Island
1955 · Phil Karlson
Story Of Floating Weeds
Story Of Floating Weeds
1934 · Yasujiro Ozu
What If
What If
2013 · Michael Dowse
Our Fault
Our Fault
2025 · Domingo González
8
8
2025 · Julio Medem
Chekhovian Motifs
Chekhovian Motifs
2002 · Kira Muratova
Friend Zone
Friend Zone
2019 · Chayanop Bunprakob
Jatt & Juliet
Jatt & Juliet
2012 · Anurag Singh
Magadheera
Magadheera
2009 · S. S. Rajamouli
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
The Bride with White Hair
The Bride with White Hair
1993 · Ronny Yu
The Marry Me Pact
The Marry Me Pact
2023 · Damián Romay
The One and Only
The One and Only
2002 · Simon Cellan Jones
Your Heart Will Be Broken
Your Heart Will Be Broken
2026 · Mikhail Vaynberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' are haunted by memory, longing, and the bittersweet beauty of lost love between former lovers.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

He explores complicated relationships and emotional entanglements between ex-lovers with vulnerability and dark humor in films like 'Talk to Her' and 'All About My Mother.'

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His films, particularly the 'Three Colors' trilogy, delve into fate, chance encounters, and unresolved connections between people separated by circumstance and former intimacy.