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THEME EXPLORATION

identity exploration

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
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Three Rocks
Three Rocks
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Haut/bas/fragile
Haut/bas/fragile
1995 · Jacques Rivette
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
1959 · Luis Buñuel
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
1978 · Mai Zetterling
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
Kiyotaka Oshiyama → Japan

Vibrant visual storytelling that blends surreal imagination with intimate character exploration.

Krzysztof Kieślowski → Poland

His films, particularly the Three Colors trilogy and Dekalog, explore how individuals construct identity through moral choices and interconnected human experiences.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually poetic films like Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love examine identity through fragmented narratives, memory, and the tension between public and private selves.

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