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THEME EXPLORATION

identity and conformity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
In the Mirror
In the Mirror
2011 · Paolo Sorrentino
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' explore how individuals are forced to conform to arbitrary social rules and power structures that reshape identity.

David Fincher → United States

Films such as 'Fight Club' and 'The Social Network' interrogate how identity is constructed, consumed, and lost within systems of capitalist conformity and digital culture.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His work, particularly 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker,' examines how individuals create identity and belonging outside societal norms while grappling with the pressure to conform.

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