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fame and performance

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991 · Alek Keshishian
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Maps To the Stars
Maps To the Stars
2014 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder → Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' dissects the destructive allure of fame and the dark underbelly of Hollywood performance culture.

Federico Fellini → Italy

'8½' and 'La Dolce Vita' explore the intoxicating circus of fame, celebrity, and the performed self in modern society.

David Fincher → USA

Through films like 'The Social Network' and 'Zodiac,' he examines how performance, ambition, and the pursuit of recognition shape identity and obsession.

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