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THEME EXPLORATION

fraud

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Big Short
The Big Short
2015 · Adam McKay
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Wolf of Wall Street
Wolf of Wall Street
2013 · Martin Scorsese
Ghosts
Ghosts
2005 · Christian Petzold
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Beat the Devil *
Beat the Devil *
1953 · John Huston
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
1963 · Jean-Pierre Melville
La Nuit du carrefour
La Nuit du carrefour
1932 · Jacques Becker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher → USA

His films like *The Wolf of Wall Street* (as influence) and *Gone Girl* meticulously dissect deception, manipulation, and the performance of false identities.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

He explores fraud through elaborate deceptions and mistaken identities in works like *The Skin I Live In*, examining how people construct false personas.

Abbas Kiarostami → Iran

His films like *Close-Up* blur reality and fiction to question the nature of truth itself, making fraud and authenticity central philosophical concerns.

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