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Re: Mindbending films

Ulf Dalquist <[log in to unmask]>
Tue, 17 Mar 1998 21:16:44 +0100
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>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?
>
 
JACOBS LADDER and VIDEODROME comes to mind. The mix-up between 'reality'
and delusion is quite cleverly exploited in  BRAINDEAD, a relative unknown
horror film by, if my memory is correct, Adam Simon, not to be mistaken for
kiwi Peter Jacksons film with the same title.
 
Ulf
 
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