THEME EXPLORATION

domestic deception

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
His Wife’s Visitor
His Wife’s Visitor
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Landru
Landru
1963 · Claude Chabrol
The Suspect
The Suspect
1945 · Robert Siodmak
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992 · Curtis Hanson
This Boy's Life
This Boy's Life
1993 · Michael Caton-Jones
Where Is My Treasure?
Where Is My Treasure?
1916 · Ernst Lubitsch
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films like 'All About My Mother' and 'Volver' explore secrets, lies, and hidden truths within family relationships with emotional complexity.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Works such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' examine deception within families, questioning what constitutes truth and moral responsibility in domestic settings.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' probe psychological manipulation and hidden agendas within intimate domestic environments.