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THEME EXPLORATION

documentary versus fiction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · Terry Gilliam
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Elmer’s Candid Camera
Elmer’s Candid Camera
1940 · Chuck Jones
Soldier
Soldier
1998 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Ice Twisters
Ice Twisters
2009 · Steven R. Monroe
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog → Germany

Blurs documentary and fiction through subjective storytelling, treating factual subjects with philosophical imagination and narrative intensity.

Agnès Varda → France

Pioneered the essay film format, weaving personal reflection, archival footage, and invented scenes to question the boundaries between memory and reality.

Michael Morris → United States

Constructs elaborate visual narratives in documentaries using reenactments and subjective camera work to explore truth, doubt, and the nature of evidence itself.

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