THEME EXPLORATION

disguise and deception

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Lady Helen’s Escapade
Lady Helen’s Escapade
1909 · D.W. Griffith
The Bride Wore Red
The Bride Wore Red
1937 · Dorothy Arzner
Don’t Give Up The Sheep
Don’t Give Up The Sheep
1953 · Chuck Jones
Sylvia Scarlett
Sylvia Scarlett
1935 · George Cukor
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
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films like Gone Girl and The Game obsessively explore how people construct false identities and manipulate others through calculated deception.

 Brian De Palma United States

A master of psychological thrillers who repeatedly examines mistaken identity, surveillance, and how appearances deceive in films like Dressed to Kill and Body Double.