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THEME EXPLORATION

self-perception

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Blow-Up
Blow-Up
1966 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot
Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot
2016 · Hong Sang-soo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films obsessively examine the fragmented psyche and the gap between how we see ourselves and who we truly are, particularly in works like 'Persona' and 'The Seventh Seal'.

Joe Lynch → United States

He deconstructs identity and self-awareness through surreal narratives that blur reality and illusion, forcing viewers to question the nature of consciousness itself.

Agnès Varda → France

Her documentary and narrative work explores how memory, aging, and time shape our self-perception, most notably in 'The Gleaners and I' and 'Vagabond'.

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