THEME EXPLORATION

dreams and reality

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Inception
Inception
2010 · Christopher Nolan
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
1932 · James Whale
Immersion
Immersion
2023 · Takashi Shimizu
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michel Gondry France

Inventive visual storytelling through handcrafted mise-en-scène that blurs dream and reality.

 Joe Lynch United States

His surrealist narratives blur dream logic with reality, most notably in Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead, creating disorienting experiences that challenge viewers' perception of what is real.

 Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

He masterfully weaves dreams and reality together in films like Paprika and Perfect Blue, where psychological boundaries dissolve and the subconscious becomes tangible.