THEME EXPLORATION

matrimonial fraud

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Big Short
The Big Short
2015 · Adam McKay
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Wolf of Wall Street
Wolf of Wall Street
2013 · Martin Scorsese
Ghosts
Ghosts
2005 · Christian Petzold
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
1963 · Jean-Pierre Melville
La Nuit du carrefour
La Nuit du carrefour
1932 · Jacques Becker
Mindbender
Mindbender
1996 · Ken Russell
Code 46
Code 46
2003 · Michael Winterbottom
Gli imbroglioni
Gli imbroglioni
1963 · Lucio Fulci
I Am an ESP
I Am an ESP
1985 · Sergio Corbucci
Return to the 36th Chamber
Return to the 36th Chamber
1980 · Kar-leung Lau
The Boss of It All
The Boss of It All
2006 · Lars von Trier
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005 · Baltasar Kormákur
Black Magic
Black Magic
1975 · Ho Meng-Hua
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1990 · Frank Darabont
Horror Stories 2
Horror Stories 2
2013 · Jung Bum-shik & Min Kyu-dong
The Devil's Deal
The Devil's Deal
2023 · Lee Tae-won
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'The Apartment' and 'Sunset Boulevard' explore deception and false intimacy within relationships and marriages with dark comedic sophistication.

 Claude Chabrol France

He specialized in psychological thrillers examining infidelity, betrayal, and murderous deception within bourgeois marriages, particularly in 'Le Boucher' and 'Unfaithful.'

 David Fincher USA

His film 'Gone Girl' is a masterwork of matrimonial manipulation and fraud, depicting a marriage built on lies and calculated deception with meticulous precision.