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THEME EXPLORATION

identity and anonymity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games
2000 · John Frankenheimer
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Ernesto
Ernesto
1979 · Salvatore Samperi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → USA

His surrealist narratives systematically blur the boundaries between public personas and hidden selves, exploring how identity fractures in modern life.

Michael Haneke → Austria

He dissects the performance of identity in everyday life, revealing how individuals construct false personas while their true selves remain concealed.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His films capture anonymous urban isolation and fleeting connections between strangers, examining identity through fragmented memories and visual poetry rather than exposition.

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