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THEME EXPLORATION

divorce and reconciliation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011 · Bruce Beresford
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
1999 · David Lynch
What's His Name
What's His Name
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Marrying Kind
The Marrying Kind
1952 · George Cukor
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Men Don’t Cry
Men Don’t Cry
2017 · Alen Drljević
My Soul Brother
My Soul Brother
1994 · Mariano Barroso
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His masterpieces like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Saraband' anatomize the dissolution and painful reconnection of relationships with unmatched psychological depth.

François Truffaut → France

Films like 'The Woman Next Door' and 'Silkwood' explore the haunting pull between separated lovers and the impossibility of truly moving on.

Krzysztof Kieślowski → Poland

His 'Three Colors' trilogy and 'Dekalog' meditate on connection, separation, and the mysterious threads binding people together across fractured lives.

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