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THEME EXPLORATION

spousal neglect

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Kes
Kes
1970 · Ken Loach
Coraline
Coraline
2009 · Henry Selick
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988 · Terence Davies
A Salutary lesson
A Salutary lesson
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Carrot Top
Carrot Top
1925 · Julien Duvivier
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Old Wives for New
Old Wives for New
1918 · Cecil B. DeMille
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain
1956 · Mikio Naruse
The Last Man to Hang
The Last Man to Hang
1956 · Terence Fisher
Tideland
Tideland
2005 · Terry Gilliam
Jumpman
Jumpman
2018 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Autumn Sonata' dissect the emotional distance and psychological erosion within intimate relationships with unflinching intensity.

Krzysztof Kieślowski → Poland

Works such as 'A Short Film About Love' and 'Dekalog' explore the fragility of human connections and how couples drift apart despite shared lives.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

Films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'After the Storm' examine how family members can live under one roof yet remain emotionally disconnected and neglectful of one another.

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