THEME EXPLORATION

marital estrangement

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hatred
Hatred
1938 · Robert Siodmak
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Kramer vs. Kramer' anatomize the psychological dissolution and emotional alienation between spouses with unflinching psychological depth.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films such as 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' explore unspoken desire and emotional distance within relationships through visually poetic narratives of disconnection.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His work, particularly 'The Seventh Continent' and 'Amour,' examines marital breakdown and indifference with devastating coldness and formal precision.