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 ---------------------- Donald Larsson, Mankato State U (MN) [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]