THEME EXPLORATION

paternal obsession

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Affliction
Affliction
1998 · Paul Schrader
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
Ari Aster United States

Explores familial trauma and paternal absence with psychological intensity in films like Hereditary and Midsommar.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

Examines obsessive relationships and paternal figures through surreal, unsettling narratives in The Wrestler and Black Swan.

 Gaspar Noé France/Argentina

Confronts dysfunctional paternal relationships and family obsession with provocative, unflinching directorial vision in Irréversible and Climax.