THEME EXPLORATION

sexual obsession

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967 · John Huston
Il miele del diavolo
Il miele del diavolo
1986 · Lucio Fulci
Bula
Bula
2022 · Bobby Bonifacio
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
Raped by an Angel
Raped by an Angel
1993 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The Wounded Man
The Wounded Man
1983 · Patrice Chéreau
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

Explores obsession and desire through visceral body horror and psychological transformation in films like Crash and A History of Violence.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Examines passion, desire, and romantic obsession with emotional depth and theatrical flair in works like Live Flesh and The Skin I Live In.

 Lars von Trier Denmark

Probes the darkest aspects of sexual compulsion and psychological breakdown in provocative films like Nymphomaniac and Antichrist.