THEME EXPLORATION

marriage redemption

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Anima nera
Anima nera
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
A Change of Heart
A Change of Heart
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Cold Heaven
Cold Heaven
1991 · Nicolas Roeg
Second-Hand Hearts
Second-Hand Hearts
1981 · Hal Ashby
Groom from London
Groom from London
1967 · Yannis Dalianidis
Les Mariés de l’an II
Les Mariés de l’an II
1971 · Claude Sautet
Pueblerina
Pueblerina
1949 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Dilberay
Dilberay
2022 · Ketche
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
Red Heels
Red Heels
1925 · Michael Curtiz
The Red Envelope
The Red Envelope
2025 · Chayanop Bunprakob
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Saraband' deeply explore marital conflict, dissolution, and the possibility of redemption through confronting emotional truth.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His masterpiece '10' examines a marriage's breakdown through intimate car conversations, questioning whether understanding and forgiveness can offer redemption.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His 'Dekalog' and 'Three Colors' trilogy investigate moral complexity and human connection, with several works exploring how couples might transcend betrayal and find meaning together.