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THEME EXPLORATION

marriage and partnership

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
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
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' psychologically dissect the complexities, conflicts, and intimacy of long-term partnerships with unparalleled depth.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His social realist dramas examine how economic pressures and class struggles test marriages and partnerships, revealing the human cost of modern life.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

Through provocative and darkly comic films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer,' he explores the fragility, power dynamics, and absurdity inherent in intimate relationships.

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