THEME EXPLORATION

carnival setting

19 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Black Jack
Black Jack
1979 · Ken Loach
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Noto, Mandorli, Vulcano, Stromboli, Carnevale
Noto, Mandorli, Vulcano, Stromboli, Carnevale
1992 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His masterpiece 'La Dolce Vita' and 'Amarcord' capture the dreamlike chaos, spectacle, and theatrical excess of carnival with unparalleled visual poetry.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

'The Black Swan' transforms a carnival of psychological distortion and fragmentation into a visceral exploration of performance, delusion, and body horror.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'Nightmare Alley' weave carnival imagery, grotesque beauty, and magical realism into haunting narratives about wonder and darkness.