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THEME EXPLORATION

forgery and authenticity

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
The Christophers
The Christophers
2026 · Steven Soderbergh
Copie conforme
Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns
2026 · Hong Sang-soo
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
1966 · William Wyler
The Innocent Sorcerers
The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 · Mikio Naruse
Dark Alibi
Dark Alibi
1946 · Phil Karlson
Dyn Amo
Dyn Amo
1972 · Stephen Dwoskin
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1991 · Isao Takahata
The Birdcage
The Birdcage
1996 · Mike Nichols
The Moderns
The Moderns
1988 · Alan Rudolph
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Haneke → Austria

He systematically deconstructs cinematic artifice and audience manipulation, questioning what is authentic versus constructed in works like Funny Games and The Seventh Continent.

David Fincher → USA

His films persistently explore identity fabrication, false narratives, and the gap between appearance and reality in works like Gone Girl and The Social Network.

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