THEME EXPLORATION

marriage for money

26 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Pleasures of the Flesh

Pleasures of the Flesh
1965 · Nagisa Oshima

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

Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu

Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop

To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou

Gomorrah
2008 · Matteo Garrone

Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee

Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg

Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap

Facing Windows
2003 · Ferzan Özpetek

Just Between Us

Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · Doug Liman

Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành

Daadi Ki Shaadi

Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan

Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit
1981 · Jerzy Skolimowski

Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami

For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse
1954 · J. Lee Thompson

Hello, Late Homecomers

Hello, Late Homecomers
1978 · John Woo

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films like 'Late Spring' and 'An Autumn Afternoon' explore marriage negotiations and economic pressures within traditional family structures with understated emotional depth.

Billy Wilder Austria-Hungary/USA

'The Apartment' and 'Sunset Boulevard' satirize marriages built on financial desperation and transactional relationships in post-war American society.

Claire Denis France

Her films like 'Beau Travail' and 'High Life' examine desire, dependency, and economic vulnerability in intimate relationships with unflinching psychological realism.