THEME EXPLORATION

radio contests

15 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1990 · Wong Kar-wai
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
2006 · Robert Altman
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Citizen’s Band
Citizen’s Band
1977 · Jonathan Demme
The Cheaters
The Cheaters
1958 · Marcel Carné
Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy
1984 · Bill Forsyth
Good Evening to You
Good Evening to You
1982 · Yannis Dalianidis
Kino-Pravda No. 23: Radio Pravda
Kino-Pravda No. 23: Radio Pravda
1925 · Dziga Vertov
The Broadcast
The Broadcast
1968 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
ABBA: The Movie
ABBA: The Movie
1977 · Lasse Hallström
Early Bird
Early Bird
1983 · Peter Lord
I Want to Deliver Your Voice
I Want to Deliver Your Voice
2017 · Naoyuki Ito
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
2023 · Nathan Crooker
The Virgin of Pessac
The Virgin of Pessac
1968 · Jean Eustache
Zoom Up: Sexual Crime Report
Zoom Up: Sexual Crime Report
1981 · Katsuhiko Fujii
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His film 'The Lost Weekend' and various works explore the seductive power of media and public performance, culminating in his masterpiece about broadcasting culture and desperation.

 Jacques Tati France

His satirical comedies, particularly 'PlayTime' and 'Mon Oncle', critique modern media spectacle and the absurdity of mass entertainment and commercial contests.

 Frank Capra Italy-USA

Films like 'It Happened One Night' and 'Meet John Doe' deeply explore the relationship between media, contests, and the manipulation of public opinion through broadcasting.