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THEME EXPLORATION

communication in marriage

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Hope Springs
Hope Springs
2012 · David Frankel
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
The Daytrippers
The Daytrippers
1997 · Greg Mottola
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
...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
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Krisha' dissect marital communication with unflinching psychological depth, exploring how couples struggle to truly understand each other.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually poetic works such as 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' portray the longing and failure of emotional communication between lovers through visual metaphor rather than dialogue.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

Films like 'After the Storm' and 'Our Little Sister' tenderly examine how married couples and families communicate indirectly through shared spaces and unspoken gestures rather than explicit conversation.

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