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THEME EXPLORATION

fidelity and betrayal

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' dissect emotional infidelity, trust, and the painful contradictions within intimate relationships.

David Fincher → United States

Works such as 'Gone Girl' and 'The Game' obsessively explore betrayal, manipulation, and the dark unknowability of partners beneath surface fidelity.

François Truffaut → France

His film 'Jules and Jim' and 'The Woman Next Door' poignantly capture the tension between passion, loyalty, and the inevitable compromises of committed love.

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