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THEME EXPLORATION

forgery and authenticity

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
The Christophers
The Christophers
2026 · Steven Soderbergh
Copie conforme
Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns
2026 · Hong Sang-soo
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
1966 · William Wyler
The Innocent Sorcerers
The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 · Mikio Naruse
Dark Alibi
Dark Alibi
1946 · Phil Karlson
Dyn Amo
Dyn Amo
1972 · Stephen Dwoskin
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1991 · Isao Takahata
The Birdcage
The Birdcage
1996 · Mike Nichols
The Moderns
The Moderns
1988 · Alan Rudolph
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher → USA

He obsessively examines fraud, imposture, and the masks people wear, questioning authenticity in identity and truth through meticulous psychological thrillers.

Michael Haneke → Austria

His work interrogates the authenticity of media representation and how cinema itself can be a dangerous forgery of reality, destabilizing viewers' trust in what they see.

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