THEME EXPLORATION

temptation and distraction

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Martin Scorsese
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Coraline
Coraline
2009 · Henry Selick
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
Domicile conjugal
Domicile conjugal
1970 · François Truffaut
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1958 · Tony Richardson
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Taylor Hackford
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 · George Miller
Castle of Blood
Castle of Blood
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
Private Collections
Private Collections
1979 · Shuji Terayama
The Miss Of The Mister
The Miss Of The Mister
1962 · Yannis Dalianidis
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
1961 · Sergio Corbucci
Carmen
Carmen
1918 · Ernst Lubitsch
Beauty Is Not a Sin
Beauty Is Not a Sin
2024 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Monamour
Monamour
2005 · Tinto Brass
Mural
Mural
2011 · Gordon Chan
No Smoking
No Smoking
1951 · Jack Kinney
Pizza Dare 1
Pizza Dare 1
2020 · Kong Ja-kwan
The Day of Swapping
The Day of Swapping
2017 · Myeong Seok Hwan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films obsessively explore how characters become ensnared by temptation and obsession, losing themselves to psychological distractions and darker impulses.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually intoxicating style mirrors how characters are seduced and distracted by desire, beauty, and fleeting moments they cannot resist or escape.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

He examines temptation as a destructive force, depicting characters torn between moral conviction and irresistible compulsion across his most challenging works.