THEME EXPLORATION

circus and spectacle

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
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
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Sidney Lumet
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italian

Blends surreal fantasy with baroque imagery to explore the intimate landscape of memory.

 Baz Luhrmann Australia

Known for maximalist, visually extravagant films like 'Moulin Rouge!' and 'The Great Gatsby' that embrace circus aesthetics, excess, and theatrical grandeur as their core aesthetic.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like 'The Greatest Show on Earth' and 'Black Swan' explore the dark underbelly of performance and spectacle, treating human bodies and ambition as circus acts.