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THEME EXPLORATION

marriage and relationship strain

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Bunny!!
Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành
Anima nera
Anima nera
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Rachel Getting Married
Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Jonathan Demme
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Krisha' dissect the psychological and emotional complexities of marital relationships with uncompromising intimacy.

Nick Cassavetes → USA

His improvisational approach in films like 'A Woman Under the Influence' captures the raw, devastating impact of relationship strain on family dynamics.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His gentle yet penetrating examinations of family bonds in films like 'Like Father, Like Son' explore how relationships fracture and are tested by life's challenges.

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