THEME EXPLORATION

artistic creation and obsession

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Satan’s Brew
Satan’s Brew
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
La Belle noiseuse: divertimento
La Belle noiseuse: divertimento
1992 · Jacques Rivette
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
The Dark Half
The Dark Half
1993 · George A. Romero
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 · James Whale
Who Was Edgar Allan?
Who Was Edgar Allan?
1984 · Michael Haneke
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Billy Wilder
Sibyl
Sibyl
2019 · Justine Triet
Century of Birthing
Century of Birthing
2011 · Lav Diaz
Daisy
Daisy
2006 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf
1968 · Ingmar Bergman
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like 'The Wrestler', 'Black Swan', and 'The Fountain' obsessively explore characters consumed by their artistic pursuits and personal demons.

 David Lynch USA

Through works like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead', Lynch examines the blurred boundaries between artistic creation, obsession, and psychological unraveling in the creative process.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' deeply probe the artist's obsessive search for meaning, beauty, and truth through cinema as a philosophical and spiritual act.