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THEME EXPLORATION

ex-husband

11 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Inland Empire
Inland Empire
2006 · David Lynch
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Fear
Fear
1965 · Ritwik Ghatak
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano
1984 · John Huston
The Voice of the Child
The Voice of the Child
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion
1978 · Nagisa Oshima
Susan's Plan
Susan's Plan
1998 · John Landis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His films frequently explore complex relationships with ex-partners and the emotional entanglements that persist after romantic relationships end, particularly in works like 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.'

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His surreal and darkly comedic approach to relationships deconstructs the absurdities of romantic connections and separations, exploring how ex-partners remain psychologically enmeshed in films like 'The Favourite.'

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