THEME EXPLORATION

personal secrets

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Stories We Tell
Stories We Tell
2012 · Sarah Polley
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes
2005 · Curtis Hanson
After Ever Happy
After Ever Happy
2022 · Castille Landon
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films relentlessly excavate the hidden psychological and emotional secrets that fester beneath domestic and intimate relationships.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

He masterfully reveals how characters harbor closely guarded secrets about identity, desire, and family that drive his narrative tensions.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His austere style exposes the dark secrets and unspoken cruelties concealed within seemingly ordinary lives and family structures.