THEME EXPLORATION

moral conflict and betrayal

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Night Falls on Manhattan
Night Falls on Manhattan
1997 · Sidney Lumet
Nursing a Viper
Nursing a Viper
1909 · D.W. Griffith
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951 · Robert Siodmak
Amigo
Amigo
2010 · John Sayles
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
High and Low
High and Low
1963 · Akira Kurosawa
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Haneke Austria

His unsettling cinema examines how ordinary people navigate moral conflicts and betray their principles through works like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent'.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films such as 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Fallen Angels' deeply probe emotional betrayal and the moral ambiguities of desire and loyalty.