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THEME EXPLORATION

public vs private life

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
1993 · Eric Rohmer
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
1999 · Stephen Hopkins
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His films intricately blur boundaries between intimate personal secrets and public social expectations, exploring how characters navigate identity in both realms.

Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

He penetrates the psychological gap between public personas and private desires, examining how individuals present themselves versus their authentic inner worlds.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually poetic films explore the tension between solitary private emotions and the bustling public urban environment that surrounds isolated individuals.

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