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THEME EXPLORATION

identity and individuality

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
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
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
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
The Giver
The Giver
2014 · Phillip Noyce
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films probe the inner spiritual and psychological landscapes of individuals struggling to maintain authentic identity amid societal pressures and existential uncertainty.

Agnès Varda → France

Her documentary and narrative works celebrate the uniqueness of ordinary people while questioning how memory, time, and perspective shape our sense of self.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually poetic films explore alienation, desire, and the fragmented nature of identity in modern urban environments where individuals search for connection and meaning.

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