THEME EXPLORATION

arranged marriage

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hope Springs
Hope Springs
2012 · David Frankel
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mira Nair India

Her films like 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'Vanity Fair' intimately explore arranged marriage customs, family dynamics, and the collision between tradition and personal desire.

 Aditya Chopra India

A Bollywood pioneer who repeatedly explored the tension between duty and romance in arranged marriages, creating iconic narratives that defined the genre across decades of Indian cinema.