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THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and delusion

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy
1983 · Martin Scorsese
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Billy Wilder
One Froggy Evening
One Froggy Evening
1955 · Chuck Jones
Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the Night
1944 · Anthony Mann
The House of Yes
The House of Yes
1997 · Mark Waters
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
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky → United States

His films like *Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* dissect psychological obsession and the blurred lines between reality and delusion with visceral intensity.

Roman Polanski → Poland

Works such as *Repulsion* and *The Tenant* are masterclasses in depicting paranoia and mental unraveling through unreliable perspectives.

Kongkiat Khomsiri → Japan

His films *Perfect Blue* and *Paprika* brilliantly explore obsession, identity fragmentation, and the dissolution between dream and waking reality.

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