THEME EXPLORATION

European performance traditions

30 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · and Conrad Vernon & Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Nagisa Oshima
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
Visions of Europe
Visions of Europe
2004 · Béla Tarr & Peter Greenaway
Ayorou Singing Stones
Ayorou Singing Stones
1968 · Jean Rouch
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Copie conforme
Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Gion Festival
Gion Festival
1933 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
1978 · Mai Zetterling
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films are meditative explorations of Eastern European philosophical and spiritual traditions, emphasizing contemplative performance and visual poetry.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He drew extensively from Scandinavian and European theater traditions, bringing staged performances and psychological intensity to cinema through his work with actors.

 Federico Fellini Italy

His films celebrate European performance culture through circuses, theater, and operatic storytelling, blending spectacle with the traditions of Italian cinema and commedia dell'arte.