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THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and deception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Kvinna utan ansikte
Kvinna utan ansikte
1947 · Ingmar Bergman
La Sirène du Mississippi
La Sirène du Mississippi
1969 · François Truffaut
Secret Ceremony
Secret Ceremony
1968 · Joseph Losey
Stolen Face
Stolen Face
1952 · Terence Fisher
The Traveler
The Traveler
1974 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Westerner
The Westerner
1940 · William Wyler
Suddenly, Last Summer
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz
The Best Offer
The Best Offer
2013 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Ma
Ma
2019 · Tate Taylor
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher → USA

His films like 'Gone Girl' and 'The Game' construct intricate narratives where obsession drives characters into webs of manipulation and deception.

Alfred Hitchcock → UK

A master of psychological suspense who repeatedly explored how obsession corrupts morality, most notably in 'Vertigo' and 'Psycho'.

Brian De Palma → USA

His thriller work, particularly 'Body Double' and 'Blow Out', delves into obsessive voyeurism and the blurred lines between reality and deception.

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