THEME EXPLORATION

betrayal and elimination

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
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Serpico' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' examine institutional betrayal and moral compromise in systems that eliminate individual integrity.

 Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His masterwork 'The Conformist' obsessively explores how political ideology demands betrayal of loved ones and elimination of the self.

 David Fincher United States

His films including 'Gone Girl' and 'The Game' consistently dissect betrayal as psychological warfare and the elimination of trust between intimates.