THEME EXPLORATION

past relationships

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Ídolos
Ídolos
2026 · Mat Whitecross
The Beloved
The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Nobody's Calling
Nobody's Calling
1960 · Kazimierz Kutz
Fools
Fools
2022 · Tomasz Wasilewski
Chekhovian Motifs
Chekhovian Motifs
2002 · Kira Muratova
What's Your Number?
What's Your Number?
2011 · Mark Mylod
Roots
Roots
2021 · Leon Landsberg
Kiss The Bride
Kiss The Bride
2002 · Vanessa Parise
Mother of the Bride
Mother of the Bride
2024 · Mark Waters
She Is Love
She Is Love
2023 · Jamie Adams
The Chops
The Chops
2003 · Bertrand Blier
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Honeymoon
Honeymoon
2013 · Jan Hřebejk
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Show Me Love
Show Me Love
1999 · Fernando H. Uribe
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films are suffused with melancholic nostalgia and the bittersweet ache of lost love, exploring how past relationships haunt the present.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

He examines the emotional residue of past connections and how chance encounters reverberate through people's lives with philosophical depth.

 Céline Sciamma France

Her films delicately trace the aftermath of past relationships, particularly between women, capturing how love leaves indelible marks on identity and memory.