THEME EXPLORATION

cinema and obsession

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Cecil B. DeMented
Cecil B. DeMented
2000 · John Waters
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Lo sceicco bianco
Lo sceicco bianco
1952 · Federico Fellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like 'Zodiac' and 'Se7en' obsessively probe the psychological unraveling of characters consumed by their pursuits, mirroring cinema's own hypnotic grip.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

Works such as 'Black Swan' and 'The Wrestler' use visceral cinematography to embody characters spiraling into obsession, making the viewer complicit in their descent.

 Alfred Hitchcock UK

A master of suspense who repeatedly explored obsession through voyeurism and fixation in films like 'Vertigo' and 'Psycho,' fundamentally shaping cinema's relationship with obsessive desire.