THEME EXPLORATION

dreams and fulfillment

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Aladdin
Aladdin
1992 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Inception
Inception
2010 · Christopher Nolan
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
All Greens
All Greens
2026 · Takashi Koyama
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
Throuple
Throuple
2026 · Greyson Horst
Dimanche à Pekin
Dimanche à Pekin
1956 · Chris Marker
Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy
1943 · Julien Duvivier
Partner
Partner
1968 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Ten Nights of Dreams
Ten Nights of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa & Takashi Shimizu
Vampyr
Vampyr
1931 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
At Full Throttle
At Full Throttle
2021 · Miro Remo
Silent Days
Silent Days
2019 · Pavol Pekarčík
Oh, quina joia!
Oh, quina joia!
2016 · Ventura Pons
Nightmares in Spring Chamber
Nightmares in Spring Chamber
1937 · Fei Mu
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
1932 · James Whale
Wonders of Aladdin
Wonders of Aladdin
1961 · Mario Bava
A Home with a View
A Home with a View
2019 · Herman Yau
A Legend
A Legend
2024 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Between Us
Between Us
2013 · Pedro Morelli
A Wish Come True
A Wish Come True
2015 · Mark Rosman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

His films like Paprika and Perfect Blue blur the boundaries between dreams and reality, exploring how imagination and desire shape human existence.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

Through works like Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water, he weaves magical dreamscapes as metaphors for escapism, desire, and the fulfillment of longing.

 David Lynch United States

His surreal narratives in Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead deconstruct the American dream while exploring the psychological gap between aspiration and reality.