THEME EXPLORATION

identity and recognition

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
Ernesto
Ernesto
1979 · Salvatore Samperi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

Her documentary and narrative works constantly interrogate how individuals are seen, remembered, and defined by society and memory.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films explore how economic systems and social structures shape personal identity and the struggle for recognition among marginalized individuals.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films deeply examine family bonds, constructed identities, and what it means to be recognized and loved beyond biological or legal definitions.