THEME EXPLORATION

female infidelity

36 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Belle de jour
Belle de jour
1967 · Luis Buñuel
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Christopher Strong
Christopher Strong
1933 · Dorothy Arzner
Giulietta degli spiriti
Giulietta degli spiriti
1965 · Federico Fellini
Forget About Nick
Forget About Nick
2017 · Margarethe von Trotta
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
1991 · Claude Chabrol
Ten Dark Women
Ten Dark Women
1961 · Kon Ichikawa
The Female of the Species
The Female of the Species
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers
1988 · Peter Greenaway
All Ladies Do It
All Ladies Do It
1992 · Tinto Brass
Caged
Caged
2011 · Stephan Brenninkmeijer
Classmates
Classmates
2016 · Dmitriy Suvorov
In My End Is My Beginning
In My End Is My Beginning
2013 · Min Kyu-dong
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
1997 · Mira Nair
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Untitled
Untitled
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Terrorizer
Terrorizer
1986 · Edward Yang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claude Chabrol France

His films like 'Unfaithful' and 'La Femme Infidèle' dissect bourgeois marriage and female desire with psychological precision and moral ambiguity.

 David Fincher United States

In 'Gone Girl,' he explores female infidelity and manipulation as a complex weapon within marriage, subverting viewer expectations about victimhood and agency.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films like 'Volver' and 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' examine female sexuality, betrayal, and emotional autonomy with dark humor and humanity.