THEME EXPLORATION

reality versus fiction

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After
2010 · Mike Mitchell
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Ice Twisters
Ice Twisters
2009 · Steven R. Monroe
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Kaufman USA

His films blur the boundaries between reality and imagination, exploring how characters construct their own fictional worlds within real ones.

 David Lynch USA

He masterfully obscures the line between waking reality and dream logic, creating narratives where fictional and real spaces merge into unsettling ambiguity.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films weave fantasy elements seamlessly into the real world, examining how imagination and wonder reshape our perception of reality.