THEME EXPLORATION

marriage under strain

32 films · 3 directors

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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
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Facing Windows
Facing Windows
2003 · Ferzan Özpetek
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · Doug Liman
Bunny!!
Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Daadi Ki Shaadi
Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Anima nera
Anima nera
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit
1981 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Copie conforme
Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Krisha' dissect marital conflict and emotional dissolution with unparalleled psychological depth and brutal honesty.

 Nick Cassavetes United States

His improvisational approach in films like 'A Woman Under the Influence' captures the raw, chaotic deterioration of marriage with intimate realism.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His methodical examination of relationships in 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' reveals how marriage becomes a prison of mutual resentment and violence.