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THEME EXPLORATION

self-perception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Blow-Up
Blow-Up
1966 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot
Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot
2016 · Hong Sang-soo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films obsessively examine the internal contradictions between how individuals perceive themselves and their true nature, especially through psychological introspection.

David Lynch → United States

He explores fractured identity and the unreliability of self-perception through surrealism, particularly investigating how trauma distorts one's sense of self.

Chloé Zhao → China

Her work portrays how people construct and reconstruct their identities in response to external circumstances while grappling with how others perceive them.

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