THEME EXPLORATION

traveling performers

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths
1969 · John Frankenheimer
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 Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
1928 · Julien Duvivier
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
1944 · Phil Karlson
Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds
1959 · Yasujiro Ozu
Caravan of songs
Caravan of songs
1955 · Sergio Corbucci
La Planche du diable
La Planche du diable
1904 · Georges Méliès
Roadie
Roadie
1980 · Alan Rudolph
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films like 'La Strada' and '8½' deeply explore the lives, struggles, and artistic visions of traveling performers and circus artists navigating society.

 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

As both filmmaker and performer, he created iconic works about vagrants and traveling entertainers, particularly in 'The Circus' and 'Modern Times.'

 Buster Keaton United States

His silent films often featured traveling performers and circus contexts, with physical comedy rooted in the traditions of vaudeville and itinerant entertainment.