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THEME EXPLORATION

greed and betrayal

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Casino
Casino
1995 · Martin Scorsese
Deathtrap
Deathtrap
1982 · Sidney Lumet
For Love of Gold
For Love of Gold
1908 · D.W. Griffith
The Man Who Would Be King *
The Man Who Would Be King *
1975 · John Huston
The Flaw
The Flaw
1955 · Terence Fisher
The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon
1993 · Peter Greenaway
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Zhang Yimou
Killer Fish
Killer Fish
1979 · Antonio Margheriti
The Winner
The Winner
1996 · Alex Cox
Bloodline
Bloodline
1979 · Terence Young
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergio Leone →

Juxtaposition of extreme close-ups and vast landscapes creating operatic visual poetry.

Martin Scorsese → United States

His films like Goodfellas and The Wolf of Wall Street are definitive explorations of ambition, greed, and the betrayals within criminal hierarchies and financial corruption.

Sidney Lumet → United States

Network and Dog Day Afternoon masterfully dissect institutional greed and personal betrayal in systems of power and survival.

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