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THEME EXPLORATION

temptation and morality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Kiss Me, Stupid
Kiss Me, Stupid
1964 · Billy Wilder
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Martin Scorsese
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Guy Ritchie
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Krzysztof Kieślowski → Poland

His Decalogue and Three Colors trilogy profoundly examine moral dilemmas and temptation through interconnected human stories that wrestle with ethical choices.

Wes Anderson → United States

Films like There Will Be Blood and The Master explore how ambition, desire, and moral compromise corrupt individuals and relationships.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder → Germany

His works systematically dissect how power, desire, and social systems tempt characters into moral transgression and self-destruction.

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