THEME EXPLORATION

human-puppet relationships

42 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Josh Johnson: Symphony
Josh Johnson: Symphony
2026 · Jacob Menache
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Ohan
Ohan
1984 · Kon Ichikawa
After Liverpool
After Liverpool
1974 · Michael Haneke
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Chorus
The Chorus
1982 · Abbas Kiarostami
Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Alfonso Cuarón & Gus Van Sant & Joel Coen & Wes Craven
The Man of the Future
The Man of the Future
2019 · Felipe Ríos Fuentes
Silent Days
Silent Days
2019 · Pavol Pekarčík
Choose Me
Choose Me
1984 · Alan Rudolph
Rambo: Last Blood
Rambo: Last Blood
2019 · Adrian Grünberg
Berlin, I Love You
Berlin, I Love You
2019 · Dennis Gansel
Especially on Sunday
Especially on Sunday
1991 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Getting to Know the Big Wide World
Getting to Know the Big Wide World
1978 · Kira Muratova
The Chops
The Chops
2003 · Bertrand Blier
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Kaufman United States

Consistently explores human consciousness trapped within constructed realities and manipulative relationships in films like 'Being John Malkovich' and 'Synecdoche, New York'.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

Examines power imbalances and the agency of non-human or constructed beings in 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'Pinocchio', blending dark fantasy with philosophical inquiry into free will.