THEME EXPLORATION

aspiring performer

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Darling Lili
Darling Lili
1970 · Blake Edwards
His Butler’s Sister
His Butler’s Sister
1943 · Frank Borzage
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Manhattan Cocktail
Manhattan Cocktail
1928 · Dorothy Arzner
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Anything Else
Anything Else
2003 · Woody Allen
Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues
1988 · Mike Nichols
L’Homme mouche
L’Homme mouche
1902 · Georges Méliès
Menja d’amor
Menja d’amor
2002 · Ventura Pons
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · John Landis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' dissects the tragic aspirations of a failed silent film actress with unmatched psychological depth.

 Federico Fellini Italy

'8½' and 'La Dolce Vita' explore the dreams, delusions, and struggles of artists and performers navigating fame and ambition.

 Damien Chazelle USA

'Whiplash' and 'La La Land' intensely dramatize the obsessive drive and sacrifice required of aspiring performers pursuing perfection.