THEME EXPLORATION

seduction and betrayal

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
An Arcadian Maid
An Arcadian Maid
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Les Biches
Les Biches
1968 · Claude Chabrol
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1963 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
1988 · Stephen Frears
Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults
1992 · Alan J. Pakula
Seduction
Seduction
1973 · Fernando Di Leo
Sex and Zen II
Sex and Zen II
1996 · Cash Chin Man-Kei
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

Master of noir and romantic deception, exploring seduction and betrayal through morally ambiguous characters in classics like Sunset Boulevard and Double Indemnity.

 Claude Chabrol France

French New Wave pioneer who obsessively examined infidelity, manipulation, and psychological betrayal in intimate relationships across his 60+ films.

 David Fincher USA

Contemporary master of depicting seduction as a tool for manipulation and betrayal, most notably in Gone Girl and The Game.