THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and desire

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet
1986 · David Lynch
Orpheus
Orpheus
1950 · Jean Cocteau
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
1975 · François Truffaut
Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich
1999 · Spike Jonze
La vie nouvelle
La vie nouvelle
2002 · Philippe Grandrieux
Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the Night
1944 · Anthony Mann
Saltburn
Saltburn
2023 · Emerald Fennell
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1976 · Elia Kazan
Damage
Damage
1992 · Louis Malle
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
2010 · Julián Hernández
Grimm Love
Grimm Love
2006 · Martin Weisz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

His films obsessively explore psychological fixation and forbidden desire through unreliable protagonists and voyeuristic narratives.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His passionate melodramas dissect intense emotional and sensual desires, examining how obsession shapes identity and relationships.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous narratives probe obsessive behavior and dark desires through complex characters consumed by their compulsions and vendettas.