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THEME EXPLORATION

identity and self-doubt

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
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Martin Scorsese
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
2026 · Hafsia Herzi
Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden
1994 · Roman Polanski
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Partner
Partner
1968 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Nun’s Story
The Nun’s Story
1959 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'Persona' and 'The Seventh Seal' obsessively examine the fragmentation of identity and the masks people wear to conceal their existential uncertainty.

David Lynch → United States

Through works like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead,' Lynch creates surreal narratives that dissolve the boundaries between reality and delusion, leaving characters and viewers questioning identity itself.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

Wong's visually poetic films explore urban isolation and the struggle to maintain a coherent sense of self amid fleeting connections and emotional displacement.

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