THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and delusion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy
1983 · Martin Scorsese
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Billy Wilder
One Froggy Evening
One Froggy Evening
1955 · Chuck Jones
Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the Night
1944 · Anthony Mann
The House of Yes
The House of Yes
1997 · Mark Waters
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
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like 'Black Swan' and 'The Wrestler' obsessively track protagonists consumed by their ambitions until delusion and reality collapse.

 Roman Polanski Poland

Films such as 'Repulsion' and 'The Tenant' masterfully depict psychological unraveling where obsession breeds paranoia and fractured reality.

 David Fincher United States

'Zodiac' and 'Gone Girl' explore how obsession warps perception and logic, trapping characters in labyrinths of their own making.