THEME EXPLORATION

radio broadcasting

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1990 · Wong Kar-wai
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
2006 · Robert Altman
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Network
Network
1976 · Sidney Lumet
Citizen’s Band
Citizen’s Band
1977 · Jonathan Demme
The Cheaters
The Cheaters
1958 · Marcel Carné
Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy
1984 · Bill Forsyth
Good Evening to You
Good Evening to You
1982 · Yannis Dalianidis
Hush My Mouse
Hush My Mouse
1946 · Chuck Jones
Kino-Pravda No. 23: Radio Pravda
Kino-Pravda No. 23: Radio Pravda
1925 · Dziga Vertov
The Broadcast
The Broadcast
1968 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
ABBA: The Movie
ABBA: The Movie
1977 · Lasse Hallström
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra United States

Explored the power and responsibility of mass media in 'Meet John Doe,' examining how radio broadcasts can manipulate public opinion and shape democratic discourse.

 George Cukor United States

Directed 'The Philadelphia Story' and examined the intersection of broadcasting, celebrity, and media intrusion into private lives during Hollywood's golden age.

 Jacques Tati France

Satirized modern communication technology and mass broadcasting's influence on society through innovative visual comedy in films like 'Mon Oncle' and 'PlayTime.'