THEME EXPLORATION

performative personas

6 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Haunted Houses
Haunted Houses
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Dyn Amo
Dyn Amo
1972 · Stephen Dwoskin
Stolen Desire
Stolen Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Basically
Basically
2014 · Ari Aster
Forbidden Fruits
Forbidden Fruits
2026 · Meredith Alloway
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films obsessively examine how individuals construct and perform identity through social roles, power dynamics, and theatrical artifice.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He explores the masks people wear in relationships and society, constantly questioning the authenticity beneath performed personas.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous narratives dissect how characters manipulate perception and craft false identities to control their environments and others.