THEME EXPLORATION

temptation and moral compromise

40 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Taylor Hackford
The Last Page
The Last Page
1952 · Terence Fisher
What Drink Did
What Drink Did
1909 · D.W. Griffith
La Tentation de Saint-Antoine
La Tentation de Saint-Antoine
1898 · Georges Méliès
Side Street
Side Street
1950 · Anthony Mann
Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon
Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon
2015 · Cédric Klapisch
Beauty Is Not a Sin
Beauty Is Not a Sin
2024 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922 · Michael Curtiz
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Son of Saul
Son of Saul
2015 · László Nemes
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' masterfully depict characters trapped between desire and ethical responsibility in morally ambiguous situations.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films like 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' and 'Lola' examine how characters surrender their principles for survival and social advancement with unflinching candor.