THEME EXPLORATION

ambition and fame

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Elvis
Elvis
2022 · Baz Luhrmann
Triumph
Triumph
1924 · Cecil B. DeMille
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You
1954 · George Cukor
Nelly’s Folly
Nelly’s Folly
1961 · Chuck Jones
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpieces like Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment dissect the corrosive nature of ambition and the human cost of pursuing fame and success in Hollywood and corporate America.

 Federico Fellini Italy

La Dolce Vita and 8½ provide surreal, penetrating examinations of fame's allure, emptiness, and the artistic ambition that drives creators to obsession and self-destruction.