THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and fantasy

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Red Rooms
Red Rooms
2023 · Pascal Plante
Bula
Bula
2022 · Bobby Bonifacio
Overlord: The Undead King
Overlord: The Undead King
2017 · Naoyuki Ito
The Chambermaid on the Titanic
The Chambermaid on the Titanic
1997 · Bigas Luna
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
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
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joe Lynch USA

His surrealist narratives blur reality and fantasy, exploring psychological obsession through dreamlike imagery and unreliable perspectives.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

He intensely examines obsessive characters consumed by their fantasies, using visceral visuals and subjective cinematography in films like Black Swan and The Wrestler.