THEME EXPLORATION

circus/fairground

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman
2017 · Michael Gracey
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · and Conrad Vernon & Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
2009 · Jacques Rivette
El
El
1953 · Luis Buñuel
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Five Men in the Circus
Five Men in the Circus
1935 · Mikio Naruse
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Sally of the Sawdust
Sally of the Sawdust
1925 · D.W. Griffith
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
1928 · Julien Duvivier
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Elia Kazan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His masterpieces like 'La Strada' and '8½' are saturated with circus imagery, grotesque characters, and the chaotic beauty of fairground aesthetics as metaphors for human existence.

 Buster Keaton United States

Silent comedy pioneer who frequently featured circus and fairground settings in films like 'The Playhouse' and 'Sherlock Jr.', using physical comedy within these vibrant, surreal environments.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Nightmare Alley' and 'Crimson Peak' embrace carnival atmospheres and fairground darkness, blending wonder with gothic horror to explore human nature through circus-like settings.