THEME EXPLORATION

relationship strain

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
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' dissect marital discord and emotional alienation with unmatched psychological depth.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He explores romantic disconnection and longing through visually poetic narratives that capture the ache of relationships slipping away.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' examine power dynamics and emotional fractures within intimate relationships with disturbing precision.