THEME EXPLORATION

performer profiles

10 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Darling Lili
Darling Lili
1970 · Blake Edwards
His Butler’s Sister
His Butler’s Sister
1943 · Frank Borzage
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Bronco Billy
Bronco Billy
1980 · Clint Eastwood
Inki at the Circus
Inki at the Circus
1947 · Chuck Jones
L’Homme mouche
L’Homme mouche
1902 · Georges Méliès
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · John Landis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films like '8½' and 'La Dolce Vita' obsessively explore the psychology, vanity, and inner lives of performers and artists in the spotlight.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Through films like 'Persona' and 'Autumn Sonata,' he dissects the masks performers wear, the authenticity beneath surface personas, and psychological complexity of creative individuals.

 Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpieces 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' provide unflinching examinations of performance in Hollywood and everyday life, exploring ambition, artifice, and human vulnerability.