THEME EXPLORATION

1950s Hollywood

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!
2016 · Joel Coen
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
2006 · Allen Coulter
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Maps To the Stars
Maps To the Stars
2014 · David Cronenberg
Carol
Carol
2015 · Todd Haynes
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 · Claire Denis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment brilliantly dissected the dark underbelly of 1950s Hollywood glamour and American society.

 Alfred Hitchcock UK-USA

His 1950s masterpieces like Vertigo and Rear Window epitomized the sophisticated thriller genre that dominated Hollywood during this golden age.