THEME EXPLORATION

legend vs reality

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
Immersion
Immersion
2023 · Takashi Shimizu
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Inception
Inception
2010 · Christopher Nolan
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

He blurs the boundaries between dreams and reality, exploring how legends and myths shape human consciousness and cinema itself.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films examine how memories and legends become distorted through time, desire, and the romanticization of the past.