THEME EXPLORATION

theatrical performance

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Actrius
Actrius
1997 · Ventura Pons
Buddy’s Beer Garden
Buddy’s Beer Garden
1933 · Frank Tashlin
Laura
Laura
1974 · Shuji Terayama
She’s Funny That Way
She’s Funny That Way
2014 · Peter Bogdanovich
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Two in One
Two in One
2007 · Kira Muratova
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
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films obsessively explore the psychology of performance, artifice, and the blurred boundaries between theatrical acting and authentic human emotion.

 Federico Fellini Italy

He celebrated the spectacle and theatricality of cinema itself, treating life as grand performance with elaborate, dreamlike staging and character-driven narratives.

 Buster Keaton United States

His silent films are masterclasses in physical performance and theatrical comedic timing, where the body becomes the primary instrument of storytelling.