THEME EXPLORATION

vaudeville performer

11 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Limelight (, United Artists) Directed by Charles Chaplin.
Limelight (, United Artists) Directed by Charles Chaplin.
1952 · Robert Aldrich
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
A Country Hero
A Country Hero
1917 · Buster Keaton
Darling Lili
Darling Lili
1970 · Blake Edwards
His Butler’s Sister
His Butler’s Sister
1943 · Frank Borzage
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Illusions fantasmagoriques
Illusions fantasmagoriques
1898 · Georges Méliès
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · John Landis
Stage Fright
Stage Fright
1997 · Steve Box
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Band Wagon' explore the melancholy and desperation of aging entertainers struggling in show business.

 Federico Fellini Italy

His films such as 'La Strada' and '8½' frequently feature circus performers and entertainers as central metaphors for the human condition and the blurred line between reality and spectacle.