THEME EXPLORATION

career retrospective

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · David Frankel
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
1947 · Robert Siodmak
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Shadow Play
Shadow Play
1997 · Martine Dugowson
That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Edward Yang
Materialists
Materialists
2026 · Celine Song
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
A Week's Vacation
A Week's Vacation
1980 · Bertrand Tavernier
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films like 8½ and Ginger and Fred directly explore artists grappling with their legacies, creative decline, and the burden of past success.

 Billy Wilder Austria-United States

Sunset Boulevard and The Bad and the Beautiful are masterworks examining how careers peak and fade, with protagonists haunted by their former glory.

 David Fincher United States

His films like The Social Network and Mank obsessively dissect how ambition, innovation, and personal cost intersect across pivotal career moments.