THEME EXPLORATION

maternal obsession

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Nameless
The Nameless
1999 · Jaume Balagueró
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
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
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1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Orpheus
Orpheus
1950 · Jean Cocteau
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Pierce
Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low
Maa Behen
Maa Behen
2026 · Suresh Triveni
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like 'Black Swan' and 'Requiem for a Dream' obsessively explore psychological entrapment and the suffocating nature of maternal expectations and control.

 Ari Aster USA

His works 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' deeply interrogate generational trauma, maternal legacy, and the inescapable grip of family bonds through horror and dread.

 Claire Denis France

Her films including 'L'Intrus' and 'Trouble Every Day' subtly examine maternal absence, bodily obsession, and the psychological impact of maternal relationships with poetic intensity.