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THEME EXPLORATION

misunderstanding and deception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher → USA

His films like 'Gone Girl' and 'The Game' masterfully construct narratives built entirely on misdirection, unreliable narrators, and the audience's own misconceptions.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

He explores misunderstanding through complex character relationships and mistaken identities, revealing how people deceive themselves and others about love and truth in films like 'Live Flesh' and 'Hable con ella'.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films such as 'Shoplifters' and 'The Truth' examine how families and individuals maintain deceptions and misunderstandings to protect emotional bonds and construct false identities.

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