THEME EXPLORATION

aspiring performer

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Darling Lili
Darling Lili
1970 · Blake Edwards
His Butler’s Sister
His Butler’s Sister
1943 · Frank Borzage
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Manhattan Cocktail
Manhattan Cocktail
1928 · Dorothy Arzner
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Anything Else
Anything Else
2003 · Woody Allen
Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues
1988 · Mike Nichols
L’Homme mouche
L’Homme mouche
1902 · Georges Méliès
Menja d’amor
Menja d’amor
2002 · Ventura Pons
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · John Landis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/USA

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' dissects the tragic ambitions of aspiring performers and the dark underbelly of Hollywood stardom.

 Damien Chazelle USA

Films like 'Whiplash' and 'La La Land' intensely explore the psychological and emotional costs of pursuing artistic perfection as an aspiring performer.

 François Truffaut France

'Day for Night' is a love letter to cinema that captures the dreams, struggles, and dedication of aspiring performers and filmmakers.