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THEME EXPLORATION

family conflict and marital discord

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Avalanche
Avalanche
1937 · Mikio Naruse
Bonchi
Bonchi
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970 · Sidney Lumet
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
My Brother’s Wife
My Brother’s Wife
1966 · Doris Wishman
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Fanny and Alexander' dissect marital dysfunction and family trauma with unparalleled psychological depth.

Krzysztof Kieślowski → Poland

Works such as 'Three Colors: Red' and 'Dekalog' explore the fractures in family bonds and romantic relationships with philosophical complexity.

Ari Aster → United States

Films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' examine family dysfunction and relationship breakdown through visceral, contemporary horror.

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