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THEME EXPLORATION

long-lost relationships

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Fool for Love
Fool for Love
1985 · Robert Altman
The Girl in the Picture
The Girl in the Picture
1958 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Kiss The Bride
Kiss The Bride
2002 · Vanessa Parise
The Chops
The Chops
2003 · Bertrand Blier
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His films lyrically explore yearning for lost connections and missed romantic moments across time and memory.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He tenderly examines estranged family relationships and the possibility of reconciliation and rediscovery.

Agnès Varda → France

Her documentaries and narratives poignantly trace the threads connecting people separated by time and circumstance.

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