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THEME EXPLORATION

marriage commitment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Husbands and Wives
Husbands and Wives
1992 · Woody Allen
The Awakening
The Awakening
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
1983 · Mamoru Oshii
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Krisha' dissect the psychological complexities, silences, and emotional warfare within intimate partnerships with unparalleled depth.

Hong Sang-soo → South Korea

He repeatedly explores marital infidelity, communication breakdown, and the quiet dissolution of commitment through formally inventive, cyclical narratives.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His socially conscious films examine how economic hardship and class struggle strain marriage bonds, portraying commitment as fragile in the face of systemic inequality.

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