The Monopoly of Love

Open relationship, polyamorous, semisingle, relationship anarchy, monogamous with exceptions - nowadays there are numerous terms for non-monogamous forms of relationship that are becoming increasingly widespread alongside the heteronormative couple relationship. Film history has also been dealing with this for a long time, for example in classics such as Truffaut's ‘Jules et Jim’ or Godard's ‘Une femme est une femme’. We have put together a few more recent examples in which love triangles provide exciting film material.