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THEME EXPLORATION

late-night television

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
2015 · Vanessa Parise
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
Haunted Houses
Haunted Houses
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum
2006 · Shawn Levy
Twin Peaks: The Return
Twin Peaks: The Return
2017 · David Lynch
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
1973 · Shirley Clarke
Network
Network
1976 · Sidney Lumet
Le 20 heures dans les camps
Le 20 heures dans les camps
1993 · Chris Marker
Diane
Diane
1975 · Alan Clarke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → United States

His surreal, dreamlike narratives in works like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Twin Peaks' capture the disorienting, hypnotic quality of late-night television viewing.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder → Germany

His prolific output and exploration of media consumption in films like 'Beware of a Holy Whore' critiques the artificial worlds created by television and entertainment.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His vibrant, melodramatic style and recurring themes of obsession with cinema and television culture evoke the emotional intensity of late-night media consumption.

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