THEME EXPLORATION

Obsession and Devotion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
2012 · Cristian Mungiu
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films obsessively explore perfectionism, control, and the psychological darkness of human fixation through meticulous visual and narrative design.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

He consistently delves into psychological obsession and spiritual devotion, depicting characters consumed by their passions in visceral, surreal ways.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His introspective works examine obsessive love, religious devotion, and the torment of human desire with profound psychological and philosophical depth.