THEME EXPLORATION

identity and humanity

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel
2019 · Robert Rodriguez
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
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
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Dark City
Dark City
1998 · Alex Proyas
My Dearest Señorita
My Dearest Señorita
2026 · Fernando González Molina
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films obsessively explore fractured identities and the struggle between internal and external selves, as seen in Black Swan and The Wrestler.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He examines what defines family and humanity beyond biological ties, questioning identity through themes of parenthood and belonging in films like Nobody Knows.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous narratives deconstruct identity, persona, and moral ambiguity to reveal how malleable human nature and self-presentation truly are, notably in Gone Girl and Se7en.