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THEME EXPLORATION

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10 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · —
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
HaHaHa
HaHaHa
2010 · Hong Sang-soo
La Vérité
La Vérité
1960 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960 · Sidney Lumet
Chafed Elbows
Chafed Elbows
1966 · Robert Downey Sr
Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Stories We Tell
Stories We Tell
2012 · Sarah Polley
Vantage Point
Vantage Point
2008 · Pete Travis
The Negotiator
The Negotiator
2003 · Takashi Miike
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bart Layton → UK

Blurs documentary and narrative to explore how storytelling shapes our understanding of truth.

Emerald Fennell → UK

Fennell weaponizes feminine vulnerability to expose systemic violence with sharp wit.

Akira Kurosawa → Japan

Masterfully explored how perspective shapes narrative truth, most notably in Rashomon where the same event is told through multiple contradictory viewpoints.

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