THEME EXPLORATION

magic vs. non-magic

15 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Frozen
Frozen
2013 · Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Aladdin
Aladdin
1992 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Naruto
Naruto
2002 · —
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
2026 · Carlos Matienzo Serment
Il fiore delle mille e una notte
Il fiore delle mille e una notte
1974 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Burning Court
The Burning Court
1962 · Julien Duvivier
The Witches
The Witches
1990 · Nicolas Roeg
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Alfonso Cuarón
Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books
1991 · Peter Greenaway
The Last Trick
The Last Trick
1964 · Jan Švankmajer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films consistently blur the boundary between magical realism and harsh reality, using fantasy to explore the supernatural coexisting with brutal non-magical worlds.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His masterworks present parallel magical and ordinary worlds that intersect and influence each other, questioning what truly separates the mystical from the mundane.

 David Lynch United States

He deconstructs the boundary between magic and reality by infusing ordinary American settings with inexplicable, dreamlike phenomena that challenge rational explanation.