THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and madness

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
2019 · Robert Eggers
Sarah Winchester: Ghost Opera
Sarah Winchester: Ghost Opera
2016 · Bertrand Bonello
Vincere
Vincere
2009 · Marco Bellocchio
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roman Polanski Poland

His films like 'Repulsion' and 'The Tenant' meticulously chronicle psychological deterioration and paranoid obsession through unreliable perspectives.

 David Fincher United States

Works such as 'Black Swan' (as producer) and 'Gone Girl' explore obsession, control, and the blurred line between sanity and calculated madness.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His signature style in 'Black Swan,' 'The Fountain,' and 'mother!' visualizes obsessive spirals and psychological unraveling through visceral, immersive cinematography.