THEME EXPLORATION

fake marriage

26 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

The Proposal
2009 · Anne Fletcher

Hope Springs
2012 · David Frankel

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch

My Night at Maud's

My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer

Scenes from a Marriage

Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman

...And God Created Woman

...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim

Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak

Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu

Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop

To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou

Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee

Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg

Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap

Facing Windows
2003 · Ferzan Özpetek

Just Between Us

Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić

We're the Millers

We're the Millers
2013 · Rawson Marshall Thurber

Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành

Daadi Ki Shaadi

Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan

Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano

Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling

Anima nera
1962 · Roberto Rossellini

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit
1981 · Jerzy Skolimowski

Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami

Hello, Late Homecomers

Hello, Late Homecomers
1978 · John Woo

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His comedies like 'The Apartment' and 'Some Like It Hot' masterfully explore deception, false identities, and complicated romantic arrangements through marriage and relationship pretense.

Preston Sturges USA

He crafted screwball comedies such as 'The Lady Eve' and 'Sullivan's Travels' that thrive on elaborate schemes, mistaken identities, and fake romantic entanglements as central plot devices.

Ernst Lubitsch Germany-USA

His sophisticated comedies like 'Design for Living' and 'The Shop Around the Corner' delicately examine marriage, infidelity, and romantic deception with wit and psychological insight.