THEME EXPLORATION

performance and theater

26 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
Noh Mask Murders
Noh Mask Murders
1991 · Kon Ichikawa
Buddy’s Beer Garden
Buddy’s Beer Garden
1933 · Frank Tashlin
L’Anarchie chez guignol
L’Anarchie chez guignol
1906 · Georges Méliès
Stolen Desire
Stolen Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · Stephen Frears
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
Copie conforme
Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
1978 · Mai Zetterling
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
The Dream
The Dream
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films blur the boundaries between reality and theatrical performance, celebrating the artifice and spectacle of cinema itself as a form of theater.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His background in theater deeply influenced his cinema, making performance, dramatic intensity, and the actor's craft central to his exploration of human existence.