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Capra masterfully explores the tension between personal freedom and matrimonial obligation in films like 'It Happened One Night' and 'It's a Wonderful Life,' where protagonists resist or struggle with romantic commitment.

Wilder's sophisticated comedies such as 'The Apartment' and 'Some Like It Hot' center on male characters navigating romantic entanglements with reluctance, ambivalence, and cynicism about marriage.

Lubitsch's elegant comedies like 'The Marriage Circle' and 'Trouble in Paradise' examine the reluctance and resistance surrounding matrimony with his signature wit and psychological insight.