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THEME EXPLORATION

identity and authenticity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns
2026 · Hong Sang-soo
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games
2000 · John Frankenheimer
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrew Niccol → New Zealand

Explores the human cost of technological advancement and societal systems through intimate character studies.

Chloé Zhao → China/USA

Her films explore how individuals construct identity through their relationships with place and community, questioning what constitutes an authentic self.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He examines authenticity through family bonds and social bonds that transcend biological relationships, asking what makes identity 'real'.

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