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THEME EXPLORATION

classic Hollywood spectacle

15 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les géants
Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les géants
1902 · Georges Méliès
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
1938 · Wilfred Jackson
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Maps To the Stars
Maps To the Stars
2014 · David Cronenberg
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
O Dreamland
O Dreamland
1953 · Lindsay Anderson
Peepshow
Peepshow
1956 · Ken Russell
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
A Trip Down Memory Lane
A Trip Down Memory Lane
1966 · Arthur Lipsett
Réfutation de tous les jugements, tant élogieux qu’hostiles, qui ont été jusqu’ici portés sur le film “La Société du Spectacle”
Réfutation de tous les jugements, tant élogieux qu’hostiles, qui ont été jusqu’ici portés sur le film “La Société du Spectacle”
1975 · Guy Debord
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1976 · Elia Kazan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cecil B. DeMille → USA

Pioneer of epic-scale productions who defined Hollywood spectacle through lavish historical dramas and biblical epics that prioritized grandeur and visual magnificence.

William Wyler → France/USA

Creator of sweeping historical epics like Ben-Hur that embodied classic Hollywood's commitment to monumental scale, technical innovation, and cinematic grandeur.

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