THEME EXPLORATION

sabotage and betrayal

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Specialist
The Specialist
1994 · Luis Llosa
The Temp
The Temp
1993 · Tom Holland
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Masterfully explores psychological betrayal and sabotage through unreliable characters and moral corruption in films like Psycho and Vertigo.

 Walter Lang Germany

Probes themes of betrayal and sabotage in both personal and political contexts, exemplified by Metropolis and M's examination of trust and deception.

 Brian De Palma United States

Obsessively examines sabotage, conspiracy, and interpersonal betrayal through voyeurism and moral ambiguity in films like Blow Out and Body Double.