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THEME EXPLORATION

disbelief and skepticism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Bad Girl
Bad Girl
1931 · Frank Borzage
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
El faquir
El faquir
1947 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954 · Terence Fisher
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Tim Burton
Mindbender
Mindbender
1996 · Ken Russell
I Am an ESP
I Am an ESP
1985 · Sergio Corbucci
Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight
2014 · Woody Allen
Fright Night
Fright Night
1985 · Tom Holland
407 Dark Flight
407 Dark Flight
2012 · Isara Nadee
Alien from L.A.
Alien from L.A.
1988 · Albert Pyun
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → United States

His surreal narratives systematically undermine narrative reliability and viewer certainty, forcing audiences to question reality itself.

Michael Haneke → Austria

He deliberately manipulates audience expectations and faith in cinema, creating works that challenge our trust in what we see and filmmaking conventions.

Luis Buñuel → Spain

His surrealist films relentlessly mock rationality, faith, and societal beliefs while destabilizing narrative logic and viewer comprehension.

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