C1. So Who am I Really? Identity Issues in Film (Long) (Mon)

Movies about characters whose true identities remain in doubt to other characters or to us are among the most intriguing of mystery films, posing the question, “Who Is It?” rather than “Who Done It?” Such films raise questions involving human motivation and intent and even stir up murky issues involving what a human identity, in fact, is.  (Do we all basically wear a succession of masks, or is there truly a core entity beneath?)

GROUP LEADER:  Jeffrey Long has reviewed movies for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette since 2008 and is the author of Remembered Childhoods: A Guide to Autobiography and Memoirs of Childhood and Youth (2007)