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infidelity trap

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
U Turn
U Turn
1997 · Oliver Stone
The Merry Jail
The Merry Jail
1917 · Ernst Lubitsch
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claude Chabrol → France

Chabrol's psychological thrillers obsessively dissect infidelity, betrayal, and moral hypocrisy within relationships, particularly in films like 'La Femme Infidèle' and 'Une Affaire de Femmes'.

David Fincher → USA

Fincher explores infidelity as a catalyst for psychological manipulation and violence in 'Gone Girl' and 'The Game', trapping characters in webs of deception they cannot escape.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

Kore-eda examines infidelity with emotional nuance and moral complexity, showing how secrets and betrayals gradually trap families and individuals in 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Our Little Sister'.

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