THEME EXPLORATION

midwest to hollywood journey

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Domestics
The Domestics
2018 · Mike P. Nelson
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
Maps To the Stars
Maps To the Stars
2014 · David Cronenberg
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joe Lynch United States

His films like Mulholland Drive and The Straight Story deconstruct the Midwest-to-Hollywood mythology, exposing the dark underbelly beneath American dreams.

 Ethan Coen United States

The Coen Brothers repeatedly explore the collision between Midwestern sensibilities and larger American ambitions, most notably in films like The Big Lebowski and Fargo.