THEME EXPLORATION

putting on a show

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy
1983 · Martin Scorsese
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 · Dorothy Arzner
Funny Girl
Funny Girl
1968 · William Wyler
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
1973 · Shirley Clarke
I Dood It
I Dood It
1943 · Vincente Minnelli
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas
1984 · Wim Wenders
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
1957 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films like 'La Dolce Vita' and '8½' obsessively explore the artifice, spectacle, and performative nature of cinema and modern life itself.

 Billy Wilder Austria-USA

'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' penetrate the psychology of performance, illusion, and the masks people wear in show business and everyday society.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films dissect performance, theatricality, and emotional display as tools of power and survival within constructed social systems and relationships.