THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and determination

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like *Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* obsessively explore psychological unraveling and destructive determination through visceral, intimate filmmaking.

 David Fincher USA

Works such as *Zodiac* and *The Social Network* showcase meticulous protagonists consumed by obsessive quests that blur ambition with compulsion.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative, demanding films like *Stalker* and *Mirror* explore philosophical obsession and the relentless human drive to pursue meaning and truth.