THEME EXPLORATION

suburban infidelity

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La Femme d’à côté
La Femme d’à côté
1981 · François Truffaut
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956 · Yasujiro Ozu
Unfaithful
Unfaithful
2002 · Adrian Lyne
Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes, ) executive producer
Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes, ) executive producer
2002 · Steven Soderbergh
The Merry Jail
The Merry Jail
1917 · Ernst Lubitsch
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Facing Windows
Facing Windows
2003 · Ferzan Özpetek
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Terrorizer
Terrorizer
1986 · Edward Yang
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Bunny!!
Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
2026 · Mudassar Aziz
Anima nera
Anima nera
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Carmen
Carmen
1984 · Francesco Rosi
Doctor Glas
Doctor Glas
1968 · Mai Zetterling
Don's Party
Don's Party
1976 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sam Mendes UK

'American Beauty' and 'Road to Perdition' expose the dark secrets and infidelity festering beneath the surface of idealized suburban American life.

 David Lynch USA

'Blue Velvet' and 'Mulholland Drive' reveal the surreal darkness of desire, betrayal, and moral corruption lurking within seemingly normal suburban communities.