THEME EXPLORATION

performance and showmanship

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Buddy’s Beer Garden
Buddy’s Beer Garden
1933 · Frank Tashlin
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films blur the line between reality and performance, treating life as theatrical spectacle while exploring the psychology of performers and the artifice of showmanship.

 Baz Luhrmann Australia

His maximalist style treats cinema itself as a performance art form, with every frame designed as deliberate spectacle that foregrounds showmanship and visual theatricality.