THEME EXPLORATION

animator versus character

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · Terry Gilliam
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
Duck Amuck
Duck Amuck
1953 · Chuck Jones
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Kaufman United States

Films like 'Anomalisa' and 'Being John Malkovich' obsessively explore the relationship between creators and their characters, questioning authorship and identity.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His work frequently features characters gaining sentience and agency against their intended narratives, questioning the animator's authority over their creations.