THEME EXPLORATION

mistaken affections

16 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Six of a Kind
Six of a Kind
1934 · Leo McCarey
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
A Fine Mess
A Fine Mess
1986 · Blake Edwards
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Bruce Beresford
Blazing Days
Blazing Days
1927 · William Wyler
Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot
Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot
2016 · Hong Sang-soo
Laughing Times
Laughing Times
1980 · John Woo
Stranger Within a Woman
Stranger Within a Woman
1966 · Mikio Naruse
The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher
2000 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
1972 · Dario Argento
002 agenti segretissimi
002 agenti segretissimi
1964 · Lucio Fulci
A Greek woman in a Harem
A Greek woman in a Harem
1971 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films obsessively explore characters pursuing unrequited or misdirected loves, often with tragic or transformative consequences.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

He masterfully examines how people project emotions onto others and misread intentions, revealing the gap between appearance and reality in relationships.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films frequently depict characters emotionally entangled with the wrong people, lost in nostalgia and impossible desires.