THEME EXPLORATION

reality versus simulation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After
2010 · Mike Mitchell
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · Terry Gilliam
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Elmer’s Candid Camera
Elmer’s Candid Camera
1940 · Chuck Jones
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like *The Social Network* and *Gone Girl* obsessively explore constructed identities and the gap between perception and truth in digital and personal spheres.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

*Blade Runner 2049* and *Enemy* penetrate the philosophical boundaries between artificial and authentic consciousness and existence.

 Charlie Kaufman USA

*Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* and *Synecdoche, New York* deconstruct reality itself, blurring dreams, memory, and artistic creation into unsettling questions about what is real.