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THEME EXPLORATION

relationship recovery

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
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Think Like a Man
Think Like a Man
2012 · Tim Story
Murmur of the Heart
Murmur of the Heart
1971 · Louis Malle
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hong Sang-soo → South Korea

His films repeatedly explore the fragile reconciliations and fractured communications between estranged lovers trying to rebuild connection.

Céline Sciamma → France

She delicately examines emotional reconstruction and intimacy recovery through deeply introspective character studies of women reconnecting with themselves and others.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His work tenderly portrays families and couples navigating past wounds and learning to restore trust and affection through patience and understanding.

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