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THEME EXPLORATION

unhappy relationships

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
The Munekata Sisters
The Munekata Sisters
1950 · Yasujiro Ozu
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Kiss The Bride
Kiss The Bride
2002 · Vanessa Parise
The Chops
The Chops
2003 · Bertrand Blier
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' dissect the psychological and emotional devastation of failing relationships with unparalleled psychological depth.

Joachim Trier → Denmark

His provocative works such as 'Dogville' and 'Antichrist' explore toxic relationships and human cruelty with extreme emotional intensity and unflinching brutality.

Michael Haneke → Austria

Films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' examine relationship breakdown and domestic despair through a cold, analytical lens that reveals deep human alienation.

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