THEME EXPLORATION

aspiring actress

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Actress
Actress
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
His Butler’s Sister
His Butler’s Sister
1943 · Frank Borzage
Manhattan Cocktail
Manhattan Cocktail
1928 · Dorothy Arzner
Anything Else
Anything Else
2003 · Woody Allen
Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues
1988 · Mike Nichols
Girl 6
Girl 6
1996 · Spike Lee
Menja d’amor
Menja d’amor
2002 · Ventura Pons
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
2004 · Tensai Okamura
Sibyl
Sibyl
2019 · Justine Triet
Ghost Theater
Ghost Theater
2015 · Hideo Nakata
Rags
Rags
2012 · Bille Woodruff
Raven's End
Raven's End
1963 · Bo Widerberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/United States

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' is the definitive exploration of Hollywood's cruel treatment of aspiring and fading actresses.

 David Fincher United States

'Gone Girl' and his examination of media perception dissect the performance and construction of identity that aspiring actresses must navigate.

 Damien Chazelle United States

'La La Land' poignantly portrays an aspiring actress's struggle between artistic ambition and survival in Los Angeles.