THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and passion

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Carmen
Carmen
1915 · Cecil B. DeMille
Daisy
Daisy
2006 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
That Most Important Thing: Love
That Most Important Thing: Love
1975 · Andrzej Żuławski
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
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like *Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* obsessively explore psychological unraveling driven by artistic and physical obsession.

 David Fincher USA

He dissects obsessive behavior and psychological intensity in *Zodiac*, *Se7en*, and *Gone Girl*, where passion becomes pathological.

 Gaspar Noé France/Argentina

His provocative cinema (*Irréversible*, *Climax*) examines destructive passion and obsession with unflinching intensity and experimental form.