THEME EXPLORATION

dangerous obsession

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Wounded Man
The Wounded Man
1983 · Patrice Chéreau
Zebra Lounge
Zebra Lounge
2001 · Kari Skogland
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
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
David Fincher United States

His films like *Zodiac*, *Gone Girl*, and *The Game* obsessively explore psychological fixation, obsessive investigation, and the blurred lines between obsession and identity.

 Brian De Palma United States

A master of psychological thrillers who repeatedly examines voyeurism, obsessive desire, and the dangerous pursuit of truth in films like *Blow Out* and *Body Double*.