THEME EXPLORATION

dual life

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Daadi Ki Shaadi
Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like 'Fight Club' and 'The Game' systematically deconstruct fractured identities and hidden personas lurking beneath ordinary surfaces.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

Works such as 'Black Swan' and 'The Fountain' explore psychological duality and the collision between reality and delusion within a single consciousness.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His film 'Enemy' presents a haunting meditation on duality through a protagonist confronting his literal double, questioning identity and fate.