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THEME EXPLORATION

relationship sabotage

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Think Like a Man
Think Like a Man
2012 · Tim Story
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Persona' dissect the psychological destruction and mutual sabotage within intimate relationships with unflinching emotional intensity.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His works explore how characters undermine their own and others' relationships through jealousy, deception, and emotional manipulation, particularly in films like 'Live Flesh' and 'Bad Education.'

Ari Aster → United States

His films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' depict how trauma, resentment, and unspoken grievances systematically destroy romantic and familial bonds from within.

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