THEME EXPLORATION

consequences of temptation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Coraline
Coraline
2009 · Henry Selick
Side Street
Side Street
1950 · Anthony Mann
The Goldbrick
The Goldbrick
1943 · Frank Tashlin
No Smoking
No Smoking
1951 · Jack Kinney
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films explore the moral and spiritual consequences of human desires through lyrical visual poetry and philosophical inquiry.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

He unflinchingly examines how temptation and transgression lead to suffering and moral degradation in psychologically intense narratives.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning films explore the seductive allure of forbidden desire and its inevitable emotional and relational consequences.