THEME EXPLORATION

temptation and sin

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Under the Sun of Satan
Under the Sun of Satan
1987 · Maurice Pialat
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
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
Beginning
Beginning
1967 · Artavazd Pelechian
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
The Wailing of the Maghrib
The Wailing of the Maghrib
2023 · Sidharta Tata
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films obsessively explore moral corruption, spiritual doubt, and the psychological torment of desire through psychologically complex characters wrestling with guilt and temptation.

 Luis Buñuel Spain

He systematically deconstructs religious hypocrisy and bourgeois morality by depicting how temptation and repressed desires undermine the facade of respectability.

 Wes Anderson United States

His narratives examine how ambition, lust, and moral compromise corrode individuals and communities through sprawling character studies of flawed, tempted people.