THEME EXPLORATION

self-deception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Kaufman USA

Metafictional exploration of fractured consciousness and the impossibility of authentic human connection.

 Mike Nichols Germany

Incisive satirist who mines comedy from human vulnerability and societal hypocrisy.

 David Fincher USA

His films like 'Fight Club' and 'Gone Girl' masterfully expose how characters deceive themselves and others, forcing audiences to question their own perceptions.