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THEME EXPLORATION

matchmaking

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You
1999 · Gil Junger
As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963 · Vincente Minnelli
Clueless
Clueless
1995 · Amy Heckerling
Weaker Sex
Weaker Sex
1933 · Robert Siodmak
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Conte d’automne
Conte d’automne
1998 · Eric Rohmer
Everyone Says I Love You
Everyone Says I Love You
1997 · Woody Allen
Someone like It Cold...
Someone like It Cold...
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Doctor in Clover
Doctor in Clover
1966 · Ralph Thomas
Eloise at the Plaza
Eloise at the Plaza
2003 · Kevin Lima
Let Love Grow
Let Love Grow
2023 · Damián Romay
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His films explore romantic connection and missed encounters through visually poetic narratives where fate and timing determine whether souls find each other.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He examines how people form bonds and families through circumstance and choice, questioning what truly connects us beyond biological or conventional matchmaking.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His films celebrate unconventional pairings and the serendipitous moments that bring unlikely people together, often defying social expectations of perfect matches.

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