THEME EXPLORATION

betrayal and disappointment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Haneke Austria

His films dissect the violence of everyday betrayal and institutional disappointment through unflinching psychological examinations of human cruelty and moral failure.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He captures the melancholia of romantic betrayal and emotional disappointment through visually stunning narratives where characters perpetually miss each other and fail to connect.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical cinema explores spiritual disappointment and the betrayal of ideals through meditative narratives about human alienation and the failure of communication.