Tracing the thread…
His films like 'Network' and 'Fail Safe' directly expose the inner workings, corruption, and ethical crises of television production and broadcasting.
Billy Wilder Austria-United States'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' explore the machinery of entertainment production and the personal costs of working within the studio system.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder GermanyHis prolific television and film work, along with films like 'Veronika Voss', critiques the artificiality and control inherent in media production and celebrity culture.