THEME EXPLORATION

traveling entertainers

10 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Black Jack
Black Jack
1979 · Ken Loach
Five Men in the Circus
Five Men in the Circus
1935 · Mikio Naruse
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
1957 · J. Lee Thompson
The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths
1969 · John Frankenheimer
Roadie
Roadie
1980 · Alan Rudolph
Stolen Desire
Stolen Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Story Of Floating Weeds
Story Of Floating Weeds
1934 · Yasujiro Ozu
The Journey of the Blind Musicians
The Journey of the Blind Musicians
1972 · Nagisa Oshima
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His masterpiece 'La Strada' epitomizes traveling entertainers through the tragic romance between a circus strongman and a young acrobat wandering post-war Italy.

 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

As both filmmaker and performer, Chaplin's 'Limelight' and 'The Circus' directly explore the lives, struggles, and pathos of vaudeville and circus performers.

 Buster Keaton United States

His films 'The Circus' and 'Sherlock Jr.' deeply engage with carnival, vaudeville, and traveling show culture through silent comedy's physical storytelling.