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THEME EXPLORATION

digital obsession

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
The Rough and the Smooth
The Rough and the Smooth
1959 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kurtis David Harder → Canada

Explores intimate terrors of digital culture through visceral, genre-bending psychological horror.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

His films critique technology's role in social hierarchies and inequality, particularly in 'Parasite' and 'Okja' where digital systems and capitalism intertwine.

Ari Aster → United States

Explores how digital media, social platforms, and obsessive documentation amplify psychological horror and detachment in modern life.

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