THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and rejection

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 · James Whale
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
The Loved Ones
The Loved Ones
2010 · Sean Byrne
I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996 · Mary Harron
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
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
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Beloved
The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Kvinna utan ansikte
Kvinna utan ansikte
1947 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like *Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* obsessively document psychological unraveling and the rejection of reality.

 Michael Haneke Austria

Works such as *Cache* and *Funny Games* explore obsessive voyeurism and the viewer's complicit rejection of comfort.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Films like *Live Flesh* and *The Skin I Live In* delve into passionate obsessions and the devastating aftermath of rejection.