THEME EXPLORATION

passion and obsession

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
Michael Powell

Powell orchestrated visual symphonies that merged technical innovation with profound emotional and psychological depth.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like Black Swan and The Wrestler obsessively examine how passion consumes and destroys individuals from within.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

He explores intense emotional obsessions and passionate relationships with theatrical depth, particularly in films like Live Flesh and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!