THEME EXPLORATION

marriage struggles

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
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
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Saraband' are unflinching psychological explorations of marital dissolution, intimacy, and the fractures between spouses.

 Nick Cassavetes United States

His improvisational, emotionally raw approach in 'A Woman Under the Influence' and 'Husbands' captures the devastating reality of marriage breakdown with brutal honesty.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His minimal aesthetic in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' examines moral compromises and emotional distance within relationships with piercing clarity.