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shadow psychology

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Bitter Victory
Bitter Victory
1957 · Nicholas Ray
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
Equus
Equus
1977 · Sidney Lumet
Quand tu liras cette lettre
Quand tu liras cette lettre
1953 · Jean-Pierre Melville
El sol del membrillo
El sol del membrillo
1992 · Victor Erice
Sarah Winchester: Ghost Opera
Sarah Winchester: Ghost Opera
2016 · Bertrand Bonello
Animals and Psychology
Animals and Psychology
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Meurtrière
Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Carl Theodor Dreyer → Denmark

His stark, minimalist cinematography uses shadow and light to externalize inner psychological torment, most notably in 'Vampyr' and 'The Passion of Joan of Arc'.

Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

Obsessively explored the shadow self—repression, guilt, and fragmented identity—through high-contrast black-and-white cinematography in works like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona'.

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