THEME EXPLORATION

memory and reality

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · —
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
1951 · Marcel Carné
Fever Room
Fever Room
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 · Lana Wachowski
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
The Red Squirrel
The Red Squirrel
1993 · Julio Medem
Immersion
Immersion
2023 · Takashi Shimizu
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Quiet Mourning
Quiet Mourning
2012 · Anonymous Fixture
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Men Don’t Cry
Men Don’t Cry
2017 · Alen Drljević
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mamoru Oshii

Philosophical filmmaker blending speculative narratives with visual abstraction and existential inquiry.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

His films like Memento, Inception, and The Prestige systematically deconstruct how memory shapes perception and question the reliability of reality itself.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

Works such as Birdman and The Revenant explore how past traumas and fragmented memories distort characters' present reality and identity.