THEME EXPLORATION

marital tragedy

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Crowd
The Crowd
1928 · King Vidor
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Lissy
Lissy
1957 · Konrad Wolf
The Marriage Circle
The Marriage Circle
1924 · Ernst Lubitsch
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf
1968 · Ingmar Bergman
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Trouble Every Day
Trouble Every Day
2001 · Claire Denis
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
2026 · Mudassar Aziz
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance
1973 · Tony Richardson
Avalanche
Avalanche
1937 · Mikio Naruse
Bonchi
Bonchi
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Don's Party
Don's Party
1976 · Bruce Beresford
Giulietta degli spiriti
Giulietta degli spiriti
1965 · Federico Fellini
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
In Celebration
In Celebration
1975 · Lindsay Anderson
Il bell’Antonio (le Bel Antonio/Bell’Antonio
Il bell’Antonio (le Bel Antonio/Bell’Antonio
1960 · Mauro Bolognini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Krisha' dissect the psychological deterioration and emotional dissolution of intimate relationships with unparalleled depth.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Works such as 'Dogville' and 'Antichrist' explore marital breakdown through intense psychological and physical trauma with provocative intensity.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films 'The Piano Teacher' and 'Funny Games' examine toxic marital dynamics and the violence lurking beneath domestic facades with clinical precision.