THEME EXPLORATION

ex-lovers

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Inspecteur Lavardin
1986 · Claude Chabrol

Princess Chang-Ping
1976 · John Woo

The Tamarind Seed
1974 · Blake Edwards

Love, Rosie
2014 · Christian Ditter

Romeo + Juliet
1996 · Baz Luhrmann

The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
1970 · Dario Argento

Hell's Island
1955 · Phil Karlson

Mouse Warming
1952 · Chuck Jones

Romeo and Juliet
1936 · George Cukor

Story Of Floating Weeds
1934 · Yasujiro Ozu

What If
2013 · Michael Dowse

Our Fault
2025 · Domingo González

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' obsessively explore the melancholy of missed connections and lingering desire between former or almost-lovers.

Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His work frequently examines complicated histories between ex-lovers with both emotional depth and dark humor, as seen in 'All About My Mother' and 'Bad Education'.

François Truffaut France

He repeatedly portrayed the bittersweet complexities of relationships and breakups with poetic sensitivity, notably in 'Jules and Jim' and 'The Woman Next Door'.