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Donald Larsson <[log in to unmask]>
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John Eno wonders:
 
 
> Over the weekend I watched Lost Highway, The Game, 12 Monkeys, Dark
> City, and Brazil. I'm really curious as to what other films have been
> made that use the idea of the main character (and therefore the
> audience) not know who he/she is or whether or not events occurring in
> "reality" (ie, the narrative of the film) are actually happening to them
> or are symptoms of insanity, brainwashing, etc. Does anyone know of any
> other films that fall anywhere near these guidelines?
 
Your examples are all postwar and reflect knowledge (or fantasy)
regarding conditioning, "brainwashing," etc. but to go back quite a
ways, you probably could find some examples in Georges Melies' films as
well as things like Winsor McKay's DREAMS OF A RAREBIT FIEND, which he
animated.
 
Don Larsson
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