THEME EXPLORATION

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12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Identificazione di una donna
Identificazione di una donna
1982 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
1992 · Mick Jackson
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films obsessively examine protagonists consumed by singular quests—whether pursuing perfection in 'Barry Lyndon', control in 'A Clockwork Orange', or truth in '2001: A Space Odyssey'.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

He specializes in psychologically fractured characters spiraling into obsession, from the mathematician in 'π' to the ballet dancer in 'Black Swan' to the filmmaker in 'The Fountain'.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous narratives center on obsessive investigations and pursuits—detectives hunting killers in 'Zodiac' and 'Se7en', or protagonists unraveling mysteries in 'Gone Girl' and 'The Game'.