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THEME EXPLORATION

con artists and deception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Beat the Devil *
Beat the Devil *
1953 · John Huston
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Chimmie Fadden Out West
Chimmie Fadden Out West
1915 · Cecil B. DeMille
Desire
Desire
1936 · Frank Borzage
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait
1995 · Bertrand Tavernier
Il bidone
Il bidone
1955 · Federico Fellini
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
1975 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief
1945 · Vincente Minnelli
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Peau de banane
Peau de banane
1963 · Claude Sautet
Spiritual Fists
Spiritual Fists
1975 · Chang Cheh
The Spiritual Boxer
The Spiritual Boxer
1975 · Kar-leung Lau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Requa → USA

Darkly comedic storytellers who find heart in morally ambiguous antiheroes.

David Fincher → United States

His meticulous exploration of deception, manipulation, and unreliable narratives in films like 'Gone Girl' and 'The Social Network' dissects the psychology of con artists and their victims.

Brian De Palma → United States

A master of psychological thrillers who obsessively examines schemes, double-crosses, and visual deception through voyeurism and elaborate cons in works like 'Body Double' and 'Dressed to Kill'.

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