THEME EXPLORATION

creative obsession

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
El sol del membrillo
El sol del membrillo
1992 · Victor Erice
Misery
Misery
1990 · Rob Reiner
Adaptation.
Adaptation.
2002 · Spike Jonze
Van Gogh
Van Gogh
1991 · Maurice Pialat
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like *Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* obsessively explore protagonists consumed by their craft until it destroys them.

 David Fincher United States

He examines obsessive characters driven to extremes in *Se7en*, *Zodiac*, and *The Social Network*, mirroring his own meticulous directorial perfectionism.

 Gaspar Noé France

His provocative, repetitive visual style in films like *Irréversible* and *Climax* demonstrates an obsessive commitment to pushing cinema into uncomfortable territories.