THEME EXPLORATION

literary obsession

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Capote
Capote
2005 · Bennett Miller
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
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
2008 · Alexander Kluge
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

He repeatedly explores obsessive protagonists consumed by texts, codes, and narratives, most notably in 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' and 'Zodiac,' where literary/textual investigation becomes all-consuming.

 Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His work deeply engages with literary adaptation and the dangerous allure of texts and ideas, especially in 'The Conformist' and 'Last Tango in Paris,' where characters are possessed by cultural narratives.