THEME EXPLORATION

filmmaker protagonist

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Paul Greengrass
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · William Wyler
April Fish
April Fish
1986 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Her Alibi
Her Alibi
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water
1980 · Nicholas Ray & Wim Wenders
The Earth Dies Screaming
The Earth Dies Screaming
1964 · Terence Fisher
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Blind Fury
Blind Fury
1989 · Phillip Noyce
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
1988 · Sergio Corbucci
Hellboy
Hellboy
2019 · Neil Marshall
Spiritual Fists
Spiritual Fists
1975 · Chang Cheh
The Five Obstructions
The Five Obstructions
2003 · Lars von Trier
Three in the Drift of the Creative Act
Three in the Drift of the Creative Act
2021 · Fernando Solanas
Fright Night
Fright Night
2011 · Craig Gillespie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical films like 'Day for Night' and 'The 400 Blows' center on filmmaking and artistic coming-of-age as central narrative themes.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder USA

Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, this film celebrates Hollywood performers and filmmaking as its central romantic and comedic subject.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

His films like 'Contempt' and 'Bande à part' frequently feature filmmakers and actors as protagonists while deconstructing cinema itself.