THEME EXPLORATION

greed and temptation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
The Fox and the Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes
1941 · Frank Tashlin
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Casino
Casino
1995 · Martin Scorsese
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018 · J. A. Bayona & J.A. Bayona
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films obsessively explore moral corruption and the seductive allure of wealth and power through characters consumed by ambition.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

He crafts visceral psychological descents into obsession and desire, showing how temptation destroys individuals from within.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His work dissects class struggle and human greed through darkly ironic narratives that expose how desire and desperation corrupt society.