THEME EXPLORATION

dreams versus reality

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Inception
Inception
2010 · Christopher Nolan
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
1932 · James Whale
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
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
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Demy French

Vibrant, visually sumptuous musicals blending romantic fantasy with melancholic realism and poetic urban landscapes.

 David Lynch United States

His surrealist narratives blur the boundaries between unconscious dreams and waking reality, most notably in Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead.

 Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

He masterfully deconstructs the distinction between dreams and reality through fragmented storytelling in films like Paprika and Perfect Blue.