THEME EXPLORATION

suspicion and deception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Diabolically Yours
Diabolically Yours
1967 · Julien Duvivier
His Wife’s Visitor
His Wife’s Visitor
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Stolen Assignment
Stolen Assignment
1955 · Terence Fisher
The House of Hanging
The House of Hanging
1979 · Kon Ichikawa
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Master of psychological suspicion who crafted intricate plots where characters and audiences question reality, truth, and motives.

 David Fincher United States

Known for morally ambiguous narratives with unreliable narrators and elaborate deceptions that challenge viewer perception throughout his films.

 Brian De Palma United States

Specializes in thrillers built on voyeurism, mistaken identity, and twisted deceptions that keep audiences perpetually uncertain of the truth.