THEME EXPLORATION

performance opportunity

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Buddy’s Beer Garden
Buddy’s Beer Garden
1933 · Frank Tashlin
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
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
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films like 'La Dolce Vita' and '8½' obsessively explore the allure, artifice, and personal cost of performance and spectacle in artistic and social life.

 Jacques Tati France

He transforms everyday life into elaborate physical performances, using precise choreography and visual comedy to examine how people perform their roles in modern society.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His melodramas dissect performance, identity, and emotional authenticity, revealing how characters use theatrical gestures and deception to navigate relationships and power dynamics.