THEME EXPLORATION

celebrity decline

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 · Akiva Schaffer
The Roast of Kevin Hart
The Roast of Kevin Hart
2026 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
The Moment
The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
1963 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Legend of the Cat Monster
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
L’Événément le plus important depuis l’homme a marché sur la lune
L’Événément le plus important depuis l’homme a marché sur la lune
1973 · Jacques Demy
The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner
1949 · Robert Siodmak
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Bird Atlas
Bird Atlas
2021 · Olmo Omerzu
At Full Throttle
At Full Throttle
2021 · Miro Remo
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
1982 · María Novaro
Elvis
Elvis
2022 · Baz Luhrmann
N-Zone
N-Zone
1970 · Arthur Lipsett
The Boy that I Love
The Boy that I Love
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
Marry Me
Marry Me
2022 · Kat Coiro
ABBA: The Movie
ABBA: The Movie
1977 · Lasse Hallström
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

Sunset Boulevard (1950) is the definitive exploration of Hollywood stardom's destructive decline through the tragic figure of faded silent film star Norma Desmond.

 David Fincher USA

His films like The Social Network and Mank obsessively examine the erosion of power, relevance, and moral standing among once-dominant cultural figures.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Films like All About My Mother and The Skin I Live In poignantly capture aging performers grappling with faded fame, beauty, and their place in an indifferent world.