THEME EXPLORATION

international stardom

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Fast Five
Fast Five
2011 · Justin Lin
Cinetracts '20
Cinetracts '20
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 · Olivier Assayas
The Sex Thief
The Sex Thief
1998 · Christian Petzold
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
2026 · Eiji Uchida
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Bruce Beresford
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
French White Cargo
French White Cargo
1937 · Robert Siodmak
La Signora senza camelie
La Signora senza camelie
1953 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · John Woo
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1962 · Terence Fisher
Take Me Away!
Take Me Away!
1978 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Ambassador
The Ambassador
1985 · J. Lee Thompson
The Dream
The Dream
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
The Way Back
The Way Back
2010 · Peter Weir
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Heroes of the East
Heroes of the East
1978 · Kar-leung Lau
Kino-Pravda No. 14
Kino-Pravda No. 14
1923 · Dziga Vertov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' dissects the psychological decay of faded Hollywood stardom and the machinery that manufactures and destroys celebrities.

 Federico Fellini Italy

'8½' and 'La Dolce Vita' explore the intoxicating allure and spiritual emptiness of fame in the international jet-set lifestyle of postwar Europe.

 David Fincher USA

His films like 'The Social Network' and 'Gone Girl' examine how media spectacle and public perception construct and deconstruct modern celebrity personas across global platforms.