THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and dedication

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Domestique
Domestique
2018 · Adam Sedlák
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
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like *Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* obsessively dissect characters consumed by their pursuits to the point of self-destruction.

 David Fincher USA

Works such as *Se7en* and *Zodiac* feature protagonists whose relentless dedication to their obsessions becomes both their strength and undoing.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative films like *Stalker* and *Mirror* explore spiritual obsession and the human drive to seek meaning through patient, dedicated contemplation.