THEME EXPLORATION

Apollo Theatre

11 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Fast Hands
Fast Hands
1976 · Alan Clarke
L’Amour fou
L’Amour fou
1968 · Jacques Rivette
All About Eve
All About Eve
1950 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Mr. Broadway
Mr. Broadway
1957 · Sidney Lumet
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
1957 · J. Lee Thompson
The Travelling Players
The Travelling Players
1975 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Sake to Onna to Yari
Sake to Onna to Yari
1960 · Tomu Uchida
The Show Must Go On
The Show Must Go On
1952 · Fei Mu
Dreadnaught
Dreadnaught
1981 · Yuen Woo-Ping
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

His films deeply explore African American cultural history and the Apollo Theatre's pivotal role in Black artistic expression and community identity.

 Barry Jenkins United States

His work celebrates Black artistic heritage and cultural resilience, themes central to the Apollo's legacy as a launching pad for African American performers.