THEME EXPLORATION

long-distance relationship

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Think Like a Man
Think Like a Man
2012 · Tim Story
Voices of a Distant Star
Voices of a Distant Star
2002 · Makoto Shinkai
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' explore yearning, separation, and emotional distance between lovers across time and space.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His tender examinations of family bonds and emotional disconnection, such as in 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'After the Storm,' capture the pain of physical and psychological distance.

 Richard Curtis United States

His 'Before' trilogy directly chronicles a long-distance relationship across nine years, exploring how love survives and transforms through intermittent meetings.