THEME EXPLORATION

mistaken intentions

16 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

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
2005 · —

Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Bruce Beresford

Blazing Days
1927 · William Wyler

Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot

Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot
2016 · Hong Sang-soo

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

Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Masterfully constructs narratives where characters' misunderstandings and wrong assumptions about others' intentions drive suspense and tragedy.

Yasujirō Ozu Japan

Explores how family members frequently misread each other's motivations and sacrifices, leading to quiet but profound emotional consequences.

Ethan Coen United States

Repeatedly examine how characters act on flawed perceptions of others' intentions, creating darkly comic and tragic chains of consequences.