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THEME EXPLORATION

marriage vs career

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Designing Woman
Designing Woman
1957 · Vincente Minnelli
Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
West Point Widow
West Point Widow
1941 · Robert Siodmak
The Slugger’s Wife
The Slugger’s Wife
1985 · Hal Ashby
Heartburn
Heartburn
1986 · Mike Nichols
My Love Ua Ua
My Love Ua Ua
1974 · Yannis Dalianidis
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

Repeatedly explored marital dissolution and personal fulfillment through psychologically complex dramas like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Saraband.'

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

Examines the tension between domestic life and ambition in contemporary relationships through intimate character studies like 'Another Year' and 'Life Is Sweet.'

Eric Rohmer → France

Delicately probes the choices between romantic commitment and personal independence in works like 'My Night at Maud's' and 'Claire's Knee.'

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