THEME EXPLORATION

fidelity and betrayal

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' dissect emotional betrayal and marital infidelity with unflinching psychological depth.

 François Truffaut France

Works such as 'Jules et Jim' and 'The Woman Next Door' explore the fragility of romantic fidelity and desire's destructive power.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films including 'Funny Games' and 'The Piano Teacher' examine betrayal of trust and violence in relationships with moral complexity.