THEME EXPLORATION

psychological obsession

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 · Alfred Hitchcock
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
The Rough and the Smooth
The Rough and the Smooth
1959 · Robert Siodmak
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper
1992 · Paul Schrader
Dolly
Dolly
2026 · Rod Blackhurst
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alex van Warmerdam Netherlands

Crafts surreal, darkly comedic narratives exploring psychological dysfunction and moral complexity.

 Andrzej Żuławski Ukraine]

Visceral, sexually charged psychological dramas exploring human alienation through experimental form.

 Dan Gilroy USA

Explores the corrosive psychology of ambition through morally bankrupt protagonists in contemporary urban settings.