THEME EXPLORATION

1950s Los Angeles

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1952 · Douglas Sirk
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 · Wim Wenders
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Carol
Carol
2015 · Todd Haynes
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 · Claire Denis
The Canyons
The Canyons
2013 · Paul Schrader
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
1986 · John Frankenheimer
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black
2018 · Bruce Beresford
Model Shop
Model Shop
1969 · Jacques Demy
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Big Carnival' expose the dark underbelly of 1950s Los Angeles through cynical, noir-inflected narratives about ambition and corruption.