THEME EXPLORATION

circus and spectacle

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman
2017 · Michael Gracey
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · and Conrad Vernon & Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
2009 · Jacques Rivette
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
El
El
1953 · Luis Buñuel
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Five Men in the Circus
Five Men in the Circus
1935 · Mikio Naruse
O Dreamland
O Dreamland
1953 · Lindsay Anderson
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Peepshow
Peepshow
1956 · Ken Russell
A Trip Down Memory Lane
A Trip Down Memory Lane
1966 · Arthur Lipsett
La Femme volante
La Femme volante
1902 · Georges Méliès
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Elia Kazan
Anaconda
Anaconda
2024 · Xiang Hesheng & Xiang Qiuliang
Mr. Go
Mr. Go
2013 · Kim Yong-hwa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italian

Blends surreal fantasy with baroque imagery to explore the intimate landscape of memory.

 Baz Luhrmann Australia

He creates visually maximalist films ('Moulin Rouge!', 'The Great Gatsby') that treat cinema as pure spectacle with exaggerated performances and elaborate production design.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage techniques in films like 'Battleship Potemkin' transform cinema into a dynamic visual spectacle that celebrates cinematic language itself.