THEME EXPLORATION

vaudeville show

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mr. Broadway
Mr. Broadway
1957 · Sidney Lumet
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · Michael Curtiz
Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights
1947 · Walter Lang
Limelight (, United Artists) Directed by Charles Chaplin.
Limelight (, United Artists) Directed by Charles Chaplin.
1952 · Robert Aldrich
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Funny Girl
Funny Girl
1968 · William Wyler
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas
1984 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Artist's Journey' explore the nostalgia and tragedy of vaudeville performers transitioning to cinema in Hollywood's golden age.

 Federico Fellini Italy

His films, particularly '8½' and 'Variety Lights,' capture the melancholic beauty, surrealism, and human desperation of theatrical and vaudeville performance culture.