Anyone intrigued by stressful and psychologically intense storytelling will likely find Aster’s movie equally fascinating and unsettling.
Haunting but equally entertaining,Enemyblurs the lines between reality and delusion, thriving in the eerie atmosphere.
What’s more, Cronenberg himselfhas acknowledgedthese thematic similarities in an article for The Paris Review.
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Directed by iconicactor and filmmakerOrson Welles,The Trialis a masterful take on the novella.
TheStanley KubrickpictureseesNicole KidmanandTom Cruiseas husband and wife.
Brazilincorporates Kafkaesque elements through its themes of alienation, paranoia, and the loss of controlin an absurd world.
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Like many of the author’s work,Brazilembraces surrealism and dark absurdity.
At its core, the TerryGilliam picture is a compelling critique of totalitarian control and personal identity.
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