THEME EXPLORATION

sexual obsession

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967 · John Huston
Il miele del diavolo
Il miele del diavolo
1986 · Lucio Fulci
Bula
Bula
2022 · Bobby Bonifacio
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
Raped by an Angel
Raped by an Angel
1993 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The Wounded Man
The Wounded Man
1983 · Patrice Chéreau
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His films like 'Crash' and 'A History of Violence' explore sexual obsession through the lens of bodily transformation and transgressive desires.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His melodramas such as 'Live Flesh' and 'Bad Education' examine sexual obsession with emotional depth and complex character psychology.

 Paul Verhoeven Netherlands

Films like 'Basic Instinct' and 'Showgirls' directly confront sexual obsession as a dangerous force driving narrative and character destruction.