THEME EXPLORATION

marriage and domesticity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 · Frank Capra
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
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
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Nick Cassavetes USA

His films like 'A Woman Under the Influence' and 'Husbands' offer raw, improvisational explorations of marital tension and the psychological toll of domestic life.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Through films such as 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers,' Bergman dissects marriage with unflinching psychological depth and emotional honesty.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' examine how economic pressures and inequality destabilize family bonds and domestic stability.