THEME EXPLORATION

notoriety and fame

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
2018 · Bradley Cooper
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 · Bryan Singer
Maps To the Stars
Maps To the Stars
2014 · David Cronenberg
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
The King of The Internet
The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar
La Signora senza camelie
La Signora senza camelie
1953 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
L’Événément le plus important depuis l’homme a marché sur la lune
L’Événément le plus important depuis l’homme a marché sur la lune
1973 · Jacques Demy
Sada
Sada
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Man of the Day
The Man of the Day
1937 · Julien Duvivier
To Hell with the Devil
To Hell with the Devil
1982 · John Woo
Elvis
Elvis
2022 · Baz Luhrmann
Kaagaz Ke Phool
Kaagaz Ke Phool
1959 · Guru Dutt
Siempre tuya
Siempre tuya
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008 · Jean-François Richet
As Good as Dead
As Good as Dead
2022 · R. Ellis Frazier
Buddy
Buddy
2003 · Morten Tyldum
DiDi Hollywood
DiDi Hollywood
2010 · Bigas Luna & Seth Gordon
The Butt
The Butt
1974 · Bo Widerberg
The Phantom Lover
The Phantom Lover
1995 · Ronny Yu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/USA

His masterpiece Sunset Boulevard dissects Hollywood's obsession with fame and the tragic cost of notoriety through the character of faded silent film star Norma Desmond.

 David Fincher USA

Films like The Social Network and Gone Girl explore how modern fame, obsession, and public perception corrupt individuals and relationships in contemporary society.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Through Persona and The Seventh Seal, Bergman examines how fame and public identity create psychological fragmentation and existential crises for those trapped by notoriety.