THEME EXPLORATION

marital conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Avalanche
Avalanche
1937 · Mikio Naruse
A Woman Like Satan
A Woman Like Satan
1958 · Julien Duvivier
Bonchi
Bonchi
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
In Celebration
In Celebration
1975 · Lindsay Anderson
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970 · Sidney Lumet
Reason, Debate and a Story
Reason, Debate and a Story
1974 · Ritwik Ghatak
Rue de l’estrapade
Rue de l’estrapade
1953 · Jacques Becker
The Fire Barrier
The Fire Barrier
1926 · William Wyler
The Night Before the Divorce
The Night Before the Divorce
1942 · Robert Siodmak
My Brother’s Wife
My Brother’s Wife
1966 · Doris Wishman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' dissect marital dysfunction with unparalleled psychological depth and emotional intensity.

 Nick Cassavetes United States

His raw, improvisational style in films like 'A Woman Under the Influence' captures the messy, claustrophobic reality of marital breakdown with devastating intimacy.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His minimalist approach in '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' explores how marital relationships fracture under social and moral pressure.