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THEME EXPLORATION

broken relationships

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Kiss The Bride
Kiss The Bride
2002 · Vanessa Parise
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The Chops
The Chops
2003 · Bertrand Blier
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' dissect the psychological fractures and emotional erosion within intimate relationships with unparalleled depth and honesty.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually poetic works such as '2046' and 'In the Mood for Love' explore unrequited love, missed connections, and the melancholy of relationships that never fully materialize or fall apart.

Charlie Kaufman → United States

Films like 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'Synecdoche, New York' examine the fragmentation of relationships through inventive, introspective narratives that probe human disconnection and longing.

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