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THEME EXPLORATION

artificial vs. real

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · James Cameron
I, Robot
I, Robot
2004 · Alex Proyas
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Rupert Sanders
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
Billion Dollar Brain
Billion Dollar Brain
1967 · Ken Russell
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe
1959 · Jean Renoir
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg → Canada

His body horror and technological fusion films explore the dissolution of boundaries between organic flesh and artificial matter.

Stanley Kubrick → United States

His meticulously constructed artificial worlds and exploration of artificial intelligence in films like 2001 and A.I. interrogate what distinguishes the real from the manufactured.

Denis Villeneuve → Canada

His films Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival deeply question consciousness, authenticity, and the nature of reality through science fiction narratives.

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