THEME EXPLORATION

dream manipulation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
Something to Remind Me
Something to Remind Me
2002 · Christian Petzold
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 · Alfred Hitchcock
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His films blur the boundaries between dreams and reality, creating nightmarish narratives where logic dissolves and the subconscious takes over.

 Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

He masterfully manipulates animated dreams and reality in works like 'Paprika' and 'Perfect Blue,' exploring how dreams can invade and distort waking life.

 Christopher Nolan UK/USA

His films, particularly 'Inception' and 'The Prestige,' directly engage with dream architecture, manipulation of perception, and layers of constructed reality.