THEME EXPLORATION

broken hearts

9 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Maranhão ’66
Maranhão ’66
1966 · Glauber Rocha
The Broken Cross
The Broken Cross
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy
1935 · William Wyler
The Poppy
The Poppy
1935 · Kenji Mizoguchi
One Day of Life
One Day of Life
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Ruins
The Ruins
1984 · Mrinal Sen
The Wrestler
The Wrestler
2008 · Darren Aronofsky
Geronimo: An American Legend
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993 · Walter Hill
Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted
1946 · Phil Karlson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films like 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' capture the melancholy of unrequited love and emotional distance through stunning cinematography and fractured narratives.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His melodramas such as 'All About My Mother' and 'Live Flesh' explore heartbreak, loss, and human vulnerability with passionate intensity and dark humor.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His minimalist yet emotionally devastating films like 'The Assassin' and 'Cafe Lumière' examine loneliness, unfulfilled desires, and the quiet devastation of love lost.