THEME EXPLORATION

aspiring performer

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
Damien Chazelle USA

His films like La La Land and Whiplash intensely explore the sacrifices, obsession, and personal cost of pursuing artistic dreams.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

Black Swan and The Wrestler dissect the psychological torment and self-destruction of performers desperate to achieve perfection and recognition.