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THEME EXPLORATION

partner death

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Ghost
Ghost
1990 · Jerry Zucker
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Jenjira, Brother Triam
Jenjira, Brother Triam
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Fanny and Alexander' profoundly explore marital dissolution, emotional death within relationships, and the aftermath of loss.

Lars von Trier → Denmark

Works such as 'Dogville' and 'Antichrist' intensely depict grief, trauma, and the psychological disintegration following a partner's or child's death.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' hauntingly capture the melancholy of lost love, absence, and the inability to reconnect with a departed partner.

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