THEME EXPLORATION

appearance versus worth

36 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · Terry Gilliam
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Elmer’s Candid Camera
Elmer’s Candid Camera
1940 · Chuck Jones
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Empire
Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Bunny!!
Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Ella McCay
Ella McCay
2026 · James L. Brooks
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
2024 · Mark Dindal
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

He obsessively explores how image, glamour, and spectacle seduce and corrupt individuals, particularly examining the hollow allure of fame and beauty in films like 8½ and La Dolce Vita.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His work reveals how characters are enslaved by appearances and social roles, with beauty and aesthetic surfaces becoming instruments of power and exploitation.