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THEME EXPLORATION

deception and double-crossing

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière
1978 · Claude Chabrol
Love at Large
Love at Large
1990 · Alan Rudolph
13 Rue Madeleine
13 Rue Madeleine
1947 · Henry Hathaway
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
1932 · Ernst Lubitsch
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950 · Michael Powell
Triple Cross
Triple Cross
1966 · Terence Young
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher → United States

His films like Gone Girl and The Game construct intricate narratives where characters systematically deceive each other and the audience, revealing shocking betrayals.

Brian De Palma → United States

He specializes in psychological thrillers featuring elaborate schemes of deception, mistaken identities, and double-crosses that challenge viewer perception.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films explore how ordinary people construct false identities and deceive others out of necessity, examining the moral ambiguity of their deceptions.

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