THEME EXPLORATION

obsession with fear

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jaws
Jaws
1975 · Steven Spielberg
The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial
1962 · Roger Corman
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
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
David Fincher USA

His films like *Se7en* and *Zodiac* obsessively explore the psychological unraveling caused by fear and dread, with protagonists consumed by their pursuit of darkness.

 Ari Aster USA

Through *Hereditary* and *Midsommar*, Aster crafts meticulously detailed nightmares where characters are trapped in escalating fears that become inescapable obsessions.