THEME EXPLORATION

royal disguise

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Mulan
Mulan
1998 · Barry Cook & Tony Bancroft
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Meteorites
Meteorites
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Aquaman
Aquaman
2018 · James Wan
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third
2007 · Chris Miller
A Midnight Cupid
A Midnight Cupid
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Bizarre, Bizarre
Bizarre, Bizarre
1937 · Marcel Carné
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
1953 · William Wyler
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His opulent costume dramas, particularly 'The Leopard' and 'Ludwig,' explore aristocratic deception and the masks worn by nobility to maintain power and identity.

 Sofia Coppola USA

Her 'Marie Antoinette' presents royal life as theatrical performance where glamorous surfaces mask isolation and the constructed nature of royal identity.