THEME EXPLORATION

marital discontent

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
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
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf
1968 · Ingmar Bergman
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

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

 Nick Cassavetes United States

His improvisational style in films like 'A Woman Under the Influence' captures the raw, brutal reality of marriage deteriorating from within.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His meditative films like 'The Time to Live and the Time to Die' explore marital estrangement through long takes and emotional restraint that reveal profound disconnection.