THEME EXPLORATION

marital tragedy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Crowd
The Crowd
1928 · King Vidor
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Lissy
Lissy
1957 · Konrad Wolf
The Marriage Circle
The Marriage Circle
1924 · Ernst Lubitsch
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Kramer vs. Kramer' dissect marital dissolution with psychological depth and emotional brutality.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Through works like 'Dogville' and 'Antichrist', he explores the darkest aspects of intimate relationships and their catastrophic failures.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His minimalist approach in films like 'Funny Games' and 'Cache' reveals the violence and alienation lurking beneath the surface of marriage.