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THEME EXPLORATION

the blurred line between reality and fiction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
Immersion
Immersion
2023 · Takashi Shimizu
The Philadelphia Experiment
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984 · Stewart Raffill
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → USA

His surrealist narratives dissolve the boundary between dreams and waking life, leaving viewers uncertain what is real within his fractured storylines.

Charlie Kaufman → USA

He constructs elaborate narratives where characters become trapped in fictional worlds of their own creation, collapsing the distinction between creator and creation.

Kongkiat Khomsiri → Japan

His films masterfully blend animation with live-action themes and layer multiple realities, questioning the nature of perception and existence itself.

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