THEME EXPLORATION

honor and deception

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mulan
Mulan
1998 · Barry Cook & Tony Bancroft
Die Marquise von O…
Die Marquise von O…
1976 · Eric Rohmer
Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944 · Preston Sturges
Waiter No. 5
Waiter No. 5
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island
1982 · Chang Cheh
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
1984 · Yannis Dalianidis
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

He masterfully examines honor codes and moral ambiguity across samurai and contemporary narratives, questioning whether honor can exist amid inevitable deception and human weakness.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films explore the performances people construct for dignity and love, blending melodrama with profound examinations of how deception paradoxically protects personal honor.