THEME EXPLORATION

divorce and family conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011 · Bruce Beresford
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
What's His Name
What's His Name
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954 · Walter Lang
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 · James Gunn
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Brave
Brave
2012 · Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His film 'No End' and 'Dekalog' series profoundly examine marital breakdown, grief, and fractured family bonds through intimate psychological portraiture.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Fanny and Alexander' dissect divorce and family conflict with unflinching emotional depth and philosophical complexity.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' explore how family breakdown and conflict are intertwined with economic hardship and social inequality.