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THEME EXPLORATION

perspective and bias

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 · Sidney Lumet
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
1979 · Francesco Rosi
System
System
2026 · Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!
1993 · Wim Wenders
HaHaHa
HaHaHa
2010 · Hong Sang-soo
La Belle noiseuse: divertimento
La Belle noiseuse: divertimento
1992 · Jacques Rivette
Little by Little
Little by Little
1970 · Jean Rouch
My Journey Through French Cinema
My Journey Through French Cinema
2016 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Vincente Minnelli
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa → Japan

His masterpiece 'Rashomon' deconstructs objective truth by presenting the same event through four contradictory perspectives, fundamentally questioning the reliability of perception and memory.

Denis Villeneuve → Canada

Films like 'Arrival' and 'Sicario' deliberately manipulate audience perspective and withhold information to challenge viewer assumptions and complicity in biased judgment.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually fragmented narratives and unreliable storytelling in films like 'Chungking Express' emphasize how subjective experience and emotional bias shape our understanding of reality.

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