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THEME EXPLORATION

games and deception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003 · Donald Petrie
Arcade
Arcade
1993 · Albert Pyun
Usogui
Usogui
2022 · Hideo Nakata
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
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher → USA

His films like *The Game*, *Gone Girl*, and *The Social Network* meticulously deconstruct elaborate deceptions and psychological manipulation.

Christopher Nolan → USA/UK

He explores games of perception and deception through complex narratives in *The Prestige*, *Inception*, and *Memento*.

Kongkiat Khomsiri → Japan

His surreal works like *Perfect Blue* and *Paprika* blur reality and illusion to examine identity, performance, and psychological games.

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