THEME EXPLORATION

fame and excess

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Maps To the Stars
Maps To the Stars
2014 · David Cronenberg
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
2018 · Bradley Cooper
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 · Bryan Singer
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/USA

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' dissects Hollywood's obsession with fame and the grotesque excess of a faded silent film star.

 Federico Fellini Italy

'La Dolce Vita' captures Rome's glamorous underbelly where fame, excess, and moral emptiness intertwine in the lives of society's elite.

 Wes Anderson USA

'The Master' and 'Boogie Nights' explore how charismatic figures exploit fame and excess to manipulate followers and escape personal voids.