THEME EXPLORATION

marriage and devotion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil
Hope Springs
Hope Springs
2012 · David Frankel
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'The Seventh Seal' dissect the psychological complexities and existential challenges of matrimonial commitment with unparalleled emotional depth.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic cinema explores unfulfilled devotion, forbidden love, and the melancholic beauty of human connection in films like 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046'.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His tender, humanistic approach in films like 'After Life' and 'Like Father, Like Son' examines familial bonds, sacrifice, and the quiet devotion that sustains relationships across time.