THEME EXPLORATION

television and media influence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Network
Network
1976 · Sidney Lumet
Le 20 heures dans les camps
Le 20 heures dans les camps
1993 · Chris Marker
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
1973 · Shirley Clarke
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 · Adam McKay
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
Fahrenheit 9/11
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004 · Michael Moore
Die poetische Kraft der Theorie
Die poetische Kraft der Theorie
2007 · Alexander Kluge
The Language of Persuasion
The Language of Persuasion
1970 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Late Night
Late Night
2019 · Nisha Ganatra
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
2015 · Vanessa Parise
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His masterpiece 'Network' (1976) is a scathing critique of television's corrosive influence on news, ethics, and society.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

Throughout his career, he dissected media spectacle and television's role in constructing reality and manipulating perception.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His film 'Videodrome' (1983) explores the nightmarish fusion of television, media violence, and the corruption of human consciousness.