THEME EXPLORATION

marriage and disillusionment

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hope Springs
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
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' dissect marital breakdown and emotional devastation with unparalleled psychological depth.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

'Eyes Wide Shut' presents marriage as a labyrinth of jealousy, desire, and existential uncertainty beneath bourgeois facades.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His works like 'After the Storm' and 'Our Little Sister' explore how marriages crumble under quiet desperation, regret, and the distance between spouses.