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fake marriage

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Proposal
The Proposal
2009 · Anne Fletcher
Hope Springs
Hope Springs
2012 · David Frankel
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
...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
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut → France

Explored marital deception and relationship authenticity throughout his career, particularly in films like 'Bed and Board' where infidelity and false appearances undermine marriage.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

Frequently examines artificial relationships, performative identities, and marriages of convenience in works like 'Live Flesh' and 'The Law of Desire' where true feelings contradict social arrangements.

Stanley Kubrick → United States

Dissected the facades of marriage and human relationships in 'Eyes Wide Shut' and 'A Clockwork Orange,' revealing hidden desires beneath constructed domestic personas.

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