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the ethics of creation

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
The Conversation
The Conversation
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films interrogate the moral responsibility of artists and creators in society, particularly regarding representation and the exploitation of human subjects.

Charlie Kaufman → USA

His work obsessively examines the ethics of creation itself—how artists manipulate reality, exploit personal narratives, and grapple with their own moral complicity in the creative process.

Joachim Trier → Denmark

His provocative films challenge viewers and himself about the ethical boundaries of artistic creation, the responsibility of depicting suffering, and the artist's moral culpability.

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