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THEME EXPLORATION

mirror magic

15 films · 2 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
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

Employed mirrors as metaphysical tools to examine consciousness, memory, and the boundary between inner and outer worlds in films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker'.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

Uses mirrors to reflect psychological doubling, identity confusion, and the performative nature of self in films like 'The Skin I Live In' and 'Live Flesh'.

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