THEME EXPLORATION

blurred reality and fiction

30 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
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
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
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Guru
Guru
2026 · Yann Gozlan
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
Blow-Up
Blow-Up
1966 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Castaway
Castaway
1986 · Nicolas Roeg
Le voci di dentro
Le voci di dentro
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
53 Wars
53 Wars
2018 · Ewa Bukowska
Fucking Bornholm
Fucking Bornholm
2022 · Anna Kazejak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His surrealist narratives systematically dissolve boundaries between dreams and waking reality, creating ambiguous psychological landscapes where fiction and consciousness merge.

 Charlie Kaufman USA

His films meticulously deconstruct the line between storytelling and lived experience, exploring how narratives shape identity and perception of what is real.

 Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

His anime masterpieces deliberately interweave fantasy and reality through unreliable narratives and fragmented perspectives that challenge viewers' ability to distinguish truth from illusion.