THEME EXPLORATION

temptation and seduction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes
1914 · D.W. Griffith
Le Genou de Claire
Le Genou de Claire
1971 · Eric Rohmer
Pleasure or Pain
Pleasure or Pain
2013 · Zalman King
Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon
Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon
2015 · Cédric Klapisch
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
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
Something to Remind Me
Something to Remind Me
2002 · Christian Petzold
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Martin Scorsese
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like Gone Girl and The Game obsessively explore psychological manipulation, power dynamics, and the seductive nature of deception.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His melodramas masterfully weave sensuality, desire, and the intoxicating pull of forbidden attraction through vivid characters and emotional intensity.

 Brian De Palma USA

His thriller aesthetic transforms seduction and temptation into visual spectacles, where allure and danger become cinematically inseparable.