THEME EXPLORATION

greed and desire

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
The Fox and the Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes
1941 · Frank Tashlin
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Casino
Casino
1995 · Martin Scorsese
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Leviticus
Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
2026 · Hardik Gajjar
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution
1964 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Four Nights with Anna
Four Nights with Anna
2008 · Jerzy Skolimowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese United States

His films obsessively examine the corrupting nature of ambition and material desire through morally complex protagonists driven by greed.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

He creates visceral psychological explorations of obsession and desire, showing how human craving for perfection, wealth, or control destroys the self.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually sumptuous films capture the melancholic beauty of unfulfilled desire and the destructive consequences of yearning in modern urban life.