THEME EXPLORATION

midwest to hollywood journey

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
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
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
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
Heart of Darkness (, TV
Heart of Darkness (, TV
1994 · Nicolas Roeg
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
1975 · François Truffaut
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Uccellacci e uccellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
1966 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006 · Larry Charles
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA (Montana/Philadelphia)

His films like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Inland Empire' deconstruct the dark underbelly of Hollywood dreams, contrasting Midwestern sensibilities with the industry's corruption.

 Coen Brothers USA (Minnesota)

Joel and Ethan Coen persistently explore the collision between Midwestern values and ambitious outsiders seeking success, from 'Barton Fink' to 'Hail, Caesar!'

 Billy Wilder Austria/USA

'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' capture the disillusionment of small-town dreamers chasing Hollywood success and the moral compromises required.