THEME EXPLORATION

artistic struggle versus commercial pressure

41 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
La La Land
La La Land
2016 · Damien Chazelle
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
Betty
Betty
1992 · Claude Chabrol
Bright Star
Bright Star
2009 · Jane Campion
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (Sylvio Tendler
Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (Sylvio Tendler
2003 · Glauber Rocha
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · Terry Gilliam
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Intimate Lighting
Intimate Lighting
1965 · Ivan Passer
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Elvis
Elvis
2022 · Baz Luhrmann
Epidemic
Epidemic
1987 · Lars von Trier
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
2014 · Stephen Daldry
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

Day for Night directly dramatizes the tensions between a director's artistic dreams and the practical pressures of budget, scheduling, and commercial viability on set.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His prolific output and exploration of commercialism in cinema, combined with his independent production methods, constantly negotiated between personal artistic expression and economic survival.