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THEME EXPLORATION

marital devotion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
The Marriage Circle
The Marriage Circle
1924 · Ernst Lubitsch
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf
1968 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' dissect marital relationships with unflinching psychological depth, exploring intimacy, conflict, and emotional vulnerability.

Abbas Kiarostami → Iran

Works such as 'Certified Copy' and 'Like Someone in Love' examine marriage through philosophical dialogue and subtle emotional observation, questioning the nature of devotion and commitment.

Hong Sang-soo → South Korea

His repetitive narrative structures in films like 'The Day He Arrives' and 'Right Now, Wrong Then' explore infidelity, longing, and the tensions between passion and marital duty with wry complexity.

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