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THEME EXPLORATION

marital trust

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
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
2026 · Mudassar Aziz
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
Something to Remind Me
Something to Remind Me
2002 · Christian Petzold
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
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' and 'Cries and Whispers' anatomize marital dissolution and emotional betrayal with unflinching psychological depth.

Michael Haneke → Austria

Works such as 'Funny Games' and 'Amour' explore how violence, deception, and vulnerability destabilize the bonds between spouses.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His films 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' poignantly examine longing, infidelity, and the fragile architecture of romantic trust through visual poetry.

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