THEME EXPLORATION

betrayal and rivalry

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
All About Eve
All About Eve
1950 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Passion
Passion
2012 · Brian De Palma
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
1970 · Mario Bava
The Quiet American
The Quiet American
2002 · Phillip Noyce
Symphonie pour un massacre
Symphonie pour un massacre
1963 · Claude Sautet
365 Days: This Day
365 Days: This Day
2022 · Barbara Białowąs
Blues Harp
Blues Harp
1998 · Takashi Miike
Mélo
Mélo
1986 · Alain Resnais
Perfect Addiction
Perfect Addiction
2023 · Castille Landon
The Legend of Speed
The Legend of Speed
1999 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
1999 · Ralph Thomas
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

Examined betrayal and internal conflict through samurai narratives in films like 'Ran' and 'Throne of Blood,' where loyalty becomes weaponized and kinship breeds treachery.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

Probes competitive ambition and institutional betrayal in contemporary settings through films like 'The Great Beauty' and 'Loro,' depicting how personal rivalries corrode power structures.