THEME EXPLORATION

social performance and authenticity

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Copie conforme
Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films obsessively depict characters constructing elaborate emotional personas and romantic identities that mask underlying loneliness and authenticity.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His disturbing works systematically deconstruct social rituals and performance, revealing how people perform normalcy while authenticity becomes distorted or unknowable.