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THEME EXPLORATION

relationship anxiety

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Superbad
Superbad
2007 · Greg Mottola
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Dreams
Dreams
1990 · Akira Kurosawa
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
La Belle Indifference
La Belle Indifference
2019 · Kıvanç Sezer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Persona' dissect the psychological vulnerabilities and emotional distances that emerge within intimate relationships.

Charlie Kaufman → United States

Works such as 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'Synecdoche, New York' explore existential dread and the fear of emotional disconnection in relationships.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'After the Storm' and 'Our Little Sister' gently examine the unspoken tensions, regrets, and anxieties that underpin family and romantic bonds.

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