THEME EXPLORATION

separation and divorce

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
I Wish
I Wish
2011 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Submergence
Submergence
2017 · Wim Wenders
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke
The Last Stage
The Last Stage
1948 · Wanda Jakubowska
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014 · Olivier Assayas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His masterpieces like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Kramer vs. Kramer' dissect the psychological and emotional devastation of marital dissolution with unflinching intimacy.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' explore how economic pressures and social systems fracture families and relationships.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His nuanced works including 'Nobody Knows' and 'After the Storm' gently reveal how separation and family breakdown affect children and adults with profound humanistic insight.