THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and ambition

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel
Brothers
Brothers
2018 · Jacques Audiard
The Traveler
The Traveler
1974 · Abbas Kiarostami
Match Point
Match Point
2005 · Woody Allen
The Last Trick
The Last Trick
1964 · Jan Švankmajer
There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood
2007 · Paul Thomas Anderson
Capote
Capote
2005 · Bennett Miller
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1976 · Elia Kazan
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like *Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* are masterclasses in depicting psychological unraveling driven by obsessive ambition.

 David Fincher United States

Through *The Social Network*, *Gone Girl*, and *Zodiac*, he explores how ambition and obsession corrupt characters and consume their lives.

 Ari Aster United States

His works like *Hereditary* and *Midsommar* delve into obsessive behavior and the dangerous lengths people go to fulfill their desires.