THEME EXPLORATION

circus and performance

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
I clowns
I clowns
1970 · Federico Fellini
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Buddy’s Beer Garden
Buddy’s Beer Garden
1933 · Frank Tashlin
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His masterpieces like 'La Dolce Vita' and '8½' are saturated with circus aesthetics, theatrical performance, and the blurred line between reality and spectacle.

 Buster Keaton United States

A vaudeville performer turned filmmaker, he infused silent cinema with acrobatic performance art and physical comedy that transcends narrative to become pure visual spectacle.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

Films like 'The Circus' and 'Black Swan' explore performance, obsession, and the psychological cost of being a human spectacle in contemporary settings.