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THEME EXPLORATION

professional versus personal identity

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
2004 · Sam Raimi
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films obsessively dissect the tension between public personas and authentic inner lives, particularly in works like *Persona* where identity itself becomes fluid and unknowable.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films examine how professional roles and family obligations shape identity, questioning whether authentic selfhood exists beneath these social performances in works like *Shoplifters*.

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