THEME EXPLORATION

marriage and conformity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hope Springs
Hope Springs
2012 · David Frankel
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' dissect the psychological complexities and power dynamics within marriage with unflinching intimacy.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Through naturalistic improvisation, he explores how ordinary people navigate marriage, social expectations, and the tension between personal desire and conformity.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His works examine how marriage and family structures both bind and constrain individuals, particularly questioning societal expectations of domestic roles.