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THEME EXPLORATION

temptation and distraction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Martin Scorsese
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Coraline
Coraline
2009 · Henry Selick
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
Domicile conjugal
Domicile conjugal
1970 · François Truffaut
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1958 · Tony Richardson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher → USA

His films obsessively explore how characters are lured into moral compromises and distracted from truth by desire, ambition, and manipulation.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually intoxicating style embodies temptation itself, using beauty and sensuality to distract viewers while exploring characters caught between conflicting desires.

Michael Haneke → Austria

He examines how media, violence, and voyeurism tempt and distract audiences and characters from ethical responsibility and authentic connection.

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