THEME EXPLORATION

extramarital affair

10 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Touch
Touch
1997 · Paul Schrader
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
1986 · Alan Clarke
Happiness
Happiness
1924 · King Vidor
Nishi Ginza Station
Nishi Ginza Station
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Adultery Italian Style
Adultery Italian Style
1966 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
2006 · Allen Coulter
Liebelei
Liebelei
1933 · Max Ophüls
Loulou
Loulou
1980 · Maurice Pialat
Lovers and Other Relatives
Lovers and Other Relatives
1974 · Salvatore Samperi
Mayerling
Mayerling
1968 · Terence Young
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claude Chabrol France

His psychological thrillers obsessively examine infidelity and bourgeois moral hypocrisy, particularly in films like 'Unfaithful' and 'La Cérémonie.'

 David Fincher United States

He dissects marital betrayal with clinical precision in 'Gone Girl,' transforming infidelity into a dark exploration of manipulation and revenge.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually lyrical films like 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' capture the emotional complexity and melancholy of secret affairs with poetic intensity.