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THEME EXPLORATION

mistrust in marriage

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel → Spain

His surrealist masterpieces like 'That Obscure Object of Desire' and 'Belle de Jour' probe jealousy, infidelity, and the psychological fractures beneath married relationships.

François Truffaut → France

Films like 'Jules and Jim' and 'The Woman Next Door' dissect romantic deception and the impossibility of trust between partners with poetic melancholy.

David Fincher → United States

'Gone Girl' is a masterclass in marital distrust, manipulation, and the dark games couples play, presenting marriage as psychological warfare.

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