THEME EXPLORATION

celebrity and idolatry

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Roast of Kevin Hart
The Roast of Kevin Hart
2026 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
1992 · Mick Jackson
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Le Sceicco bianco
Le Sceicco bianco
1952 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Legend of the Cat Monster
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' dissects the dark obsession with fame and the tragic mythology surrounding fallen silent film stars.

 David Fincher USA

Through films like 'Nightcrawler' (as influence) and his exploration of media manipulation, he examines how celebrity worship corrupts both idolizers and the idolized.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder West Germany

His films 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' and 'In a Year of 13 Moons' expose how celebrity and glamour enable psychological domination and destructive devotion.