THEME EXPLORATION

self-representation

22 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Find Me Guilty
Find Me Guilty
2006 · Sidney Lumet
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Leather Stockings
Leather Stockings
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
1978 · Mai Zetterling
Partner
Partner
1968 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Cloud-Capped Star
The Cloud-Capped Star
1960 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Windtalkers
Windtalkers
2002 · John Woo
H Is for House
H Is for House
1976 · Peter Greenaway
Silent Days
Silent Days
2019 · Pavol Pekarčík
Alix's Pictures
Alix's Pictures
1982 · Jean Eustache
Mute
Mute
2018 · Duncan Jones
Angel
Angel
1982 · Neil Jordan
Blind Massage
Blind Massage
2014 · Lou Ye
Naanum Rowdydhaan
Naanum Rowdydhaan
2015 · Vignesh Shivan
The Trace of Your Lips
The Trace of Your Lips
2023 · Julián Hernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

Her documentary essays and autobiographical films like 'The Beaches of Agnès' directly confront the act of self-representation and how we construct our own narratives.

 David Lynch United States

His films obsessively explore the fragmented self and identity through surreal narratives that blur the line between the filmmaker's subconscious and character representation.