THEME EXPLORATION

Hollywood studio system

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!
2016 · Joel Coen
Show People
Show People
1928 · King Vidor
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
1947 · Frank Tashlin
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-Hungary

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Bad and the Beautiful' are quintessential critiques of Hollywood's studio system and its corrupting influence on artists and ambition.

 David Fincher United States

His films 'Zodiac' and 'Gone Girl' explore obsession and control in ways that parallel the studio system's grip on narratives, while his behind-the-scenes work reveals modern industrial filmmaking.