THEME EXPLORATION

relationship strain

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 'Cries and Whispers' dissect intimate relationships with unparalleled psychological depth and emotional rawness.

 Nick Cassavetes USA

His improvisational style in films like 'A Woman Under the Influence' captures the devastating reality of relationship breakdown through visceral, unflinching performances.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films such as 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' explore emotional distance and longing within fractured romantic relationships with lyrical sophistication.