THEME EXPLORATION

cinema and obsession

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Cecil B. DeMented
Cecil B. DeMented
2000 · John Waters
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Lo sceicco bianco
Lo sceicco bianco
1952 · Federico Fellini
Le Petit chaperon rouge
Le Petit chaperon rouge
1929 · Jean Renoir
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Nagisa Oshima
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Kino-week
Kino-week
1918 · Dziga Vertov
La rosa blanca
La rosa blanca
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
The Experimental Image World of Shuji Terayama
The Experimental Image World of Shuji Terayama
1993 · Shuji Terayama
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like *Zodiac* and *Gone Girl* obsessively dissect psychological fixation, obsessive investigation, and the consuming nature of pursuit itself.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

*Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* depict protagonists consumed by obsessive dedication to their crafts, exploring how obsession destroys the self.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films like *Funny Games* and *Cache* explore the cinema audience's own obsessive voyeurism and disturbing fascination with violence and surveillance.