THEME EXPLORATION

dream manipulation

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Audition
Audition
2000 · Takashi Miike
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
1951 · Alfred Hitchcock
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
1964 · Ingmar Bergman
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
Il Mistero di Oberwald
Il Mistero di Oberwald
1980 · Michelangelo Antonioni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His films blur the boundaries between dreams and reality through surreal narratives and ambiguous storytelling, most notably in Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

He explicitly explores dream architecture and manipulation in Inception, constructing entire narratives around layered dreams and subconscious control.

 Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

His films like Paprika and Perfect Blue deeply investigate the fusion of dreams and reality, exploring how dreams can infiltrate and manipulate waking consciousness.