THEME EXPLORATION

journalist deception

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alan J. Pakula United States

His masterpiece 'All the President's Men' dramatizes journalists investigating governmental deception and the power of investigative reporting.

 Satyajit Ray United States

Films like 'Shattered Glass' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' directly examine journalistic fraud and how truth becomes distorted in media narratives.