THEME EXPLORATION

beauty pageant

16 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Bill Condon
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
La Belle et la Bête
La Belle et la Bête
1946 · Jean Cocteau
Parthenope
Parthenope
2024 · Paolo Sorrentino
Lover, Come Back to Me
Lover, Come Back to Me
1983 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
1989 · Clara Law
The Beast
The Beast
2024 · Bertrand Bonello
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
1966 · Kon Ichikawa
Date In The Air
Date In The Air
1966 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Land of the People
The Land of the People
1966 · Artavazd Pelechian
Malena
Malena
2000 · Giuseppe Tornatore
The Ugly Stepsister
The Ugly Stepsister
2025 · Emilie Blichfeldt
UglyDolls
UglyDolls
2019 · Kelly Asbury
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guy Ritchie United States

His satirical masterpiece 'Smile' (1975) deconstructs the artificiality and absurdity of beauty pageants with sharp social commentary.