THEME EXPLORATION

power and obsession

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
The Collector
The Collector
1965 · William Wyler
Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades Darker
2017 · James Foley
The Devils
The Devils
1971 · Ken Russell
The Devils (Ken Russell
The Devils (Ken Russell
1971 · Derek Jarman
Passed by Censor
Passed by Censor
2019 · Serhat Karaaslan
To the Night
To the Night
2018 · Peter Brunner
Vincere
Vincere
2009 · Marco Bellocchio
Say Nothing
Say Nothing
2001 · Allan Moyle
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like *Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* obsessively explore characters consumed by their ambitions and the psychological toll of pursuing perfection.

 David Fincher USA

Works such as *Se7en* and *The Social Network* examine how power corrupts and obsession drives individuals to manipulative or destructive ends.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His films like *The Handmaiden* and *Oldboy* masterfully blend themes of power dynamics and obsessive revenge with intricate psychological manipulation.