THEME EXPLORATION

marital abandonment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Old Wives for New
Old Wives for New
1918 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Man
The Man
1910 · D.W. Griffith
The Marriage Circle
The Marriage Circle
1924 · Ernst Lubitsch
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Bergman's films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Krisha' dissect marital dissolution with unflinching psychological depth and emotional brutality.

 François Truffaut France

Truffaut explores infidelity, emotional estrangement, and marital betrayal throughout his career, most notably in 'Jules et Jim' and 'The Woman Next Door.'

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

Kieślowski examines the fracturing of marriage and human connection in 'Dekalog,' 'Three Colors' trilogy, and 'No End,' treating abandonment as a spiritual and emotional tragedy.