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THEME EXPLORATION

murder and passion

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
The Stranger Came Home
The Stranger Came Home
1954 · Terence Fisher
A Man's Neck
A Man's Neck
1933 · Julien Duvivier
Remember Last Night?
Remember Last Night?
1935 · James Whale
Killer Cover Up
Killer Cover Up
2021 · Damián Romay
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His films obsessively explore passionate relationships intertwined with violence, betrayal, and murder, most notably in 'Live Flesh' and 'Broken Embraces.'

Brian De Palma → United States

A master of psychological thrillers where murder and erotic obsession collide, as seen in 'Dressed to Kill,' 'Body Double,' and 'Passion.'

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