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THEME EXPLORATION

spiritualism and deception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → USA

His surreal narratives blur reality and illusion, exploring spiritual dimensions while questioning the nature of truth and deception in works like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead'.

Ari Aster → USA

He examines the allure and danger of spiritual belief systems and cults, exposing how deception operates within religious frameworks in films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar'.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His provocative work interrogates spirituality, faith, and corruption through unflinching critiques of religious institutions and human deception, particularly in 'The Canterbury Tales' and 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew'.

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