THEME EXPLORATION

relationships and betrayal

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · Joachim Rønning
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book
1995 · Peter Greenaway
Heartburn
Heartburn
1986 · Mike Nichols
The Decline
The Decline
1961 · Yannis Dalianidis
Run All Night
Run All Night
2015 · Jaume Collet-Serra
The Next 365 Days
The Next 365 Days
2022 · Barbara Białowąs
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2014 · Takashi Miike
Pusher III
Pusher III
2005 · Nicolas Winding Refn
The Chops
The Chops
2003 · Bertrand Blier
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
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 Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films explore the fragility of human connection through visual poetry, capturing how relationships dissolve through miscommunication and unspoken longing.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He dissects intimate relationships with unflinching psychological depth, examining betrayal, infidelity, and emotional cruelty within marriage and partnerships.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His melodramas intricately weave betrayal, secret identities, and complicated loyalties within families and romantic relationships with both humor and profound emotion.