THEME EXPLORATION

consumption and excess

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 · Bryan Singer
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
An Eater
An Eater
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
La Notte
La Notte
1961 · Michelangelo Antonioni
El gran calavera
El gran calavera
1949 · Luis Buñuel
Loro
Loro
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
8 ½ Women
8 ½ Women
1999 · Peter Greenaway
Daisies (film)|Daisies
Daisies (film)|Daisies
1966 · Jennifer West
Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind
1956 · Douglas Sirk
In the Mood for Love 2001
In the Mood for Love 2001
2025 · Wong Kar-Wai
Twelve
Twelve
2010 · Joel Schumacher
Yu Pui Tsuen II
Yu Pui Tsuen II
1987 · Ho Fan
Zapping
Zapping
2000 · Cristian Mungiu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films like *Fight Club* and *The Social Network* dissect consumer capitalism, materialism, and the obsessive pursuit of wealth and status in modern society.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually sumptuous films explore desire, excess, and the emptiness beneath Hong Kong's consumer culture and romantic indulgence.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His provocative work, particularly *Antichrist* and *Nymphomaniac*, examines excess, obsession, and the destructive nature of unbridled desire and consumption.