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THEME EXPLORATION

character-driven narrative

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fiction
Fiction
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Princess
Princess
2008 · Mark Rosman
Marquitta
Marquitta
1927 · Jean Renoir
Duck Amuck
Duck Amuck
1953 · Chuck Jones
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Days in the Trees
Days in the Trees
1967 · John Schlesinger
Katia
Katia
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Popeye's Treasure Island
Popeye's Treasure Island
1944 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
The Phantom of Liberty
The Phantom of Liberty
1974 · Luis Buñuel
The Ordinaries
The Ordinaries
2022 · Sophie Linnenbaum
Actrius
Actrius
1997 · Ventura Pons
An Unfinished Story
An Unfinished Story
1971 · Mrinal Sen
Beginning
Beginning
1967 · Artavazd Pelechian
For You at the Front!
For You at the Front!
1942 · Dziga Vertov
Liar Wanted
Liar Wanted
1961 · Yannis Dalianidis
Sin Dejar Huella
Sin Dejar Huella
2000 · María Novaro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His films probe the psychological depths and peculiar behaviors of characters in absurd situations, making their internal contradictions the central narrative engine.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His humanistic approach focuses on how ordinary people navigate relationships and ethics, with character authenticity and emotional truth driving every scene.

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