THEME EXPLORATION

radio contests

12 films · 3 directors

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Days of Being Wild
1990 · Wong Kar-wai

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
1977 · Jonathan Demme

The Cheaters
1958 · Marcel Carné

Comfort and Joy
1984 · Bill Forsyth

Good Evening to You
1982 · Yannis Dalianidis

Hush My Mouse
1946 · Chuck Jones

Kino-Pravda No. 23: Radio Pravda
1925 · Dziga Vertov

Radio Days
1987 · Woody Allen

The Broadcast
1968 · Theodoros Angelopoulos

ABBA: The Movie
1977 · Lasse Hallström

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Frank Capra United States

His films like 'It Happened One Night' and 'You Can't Take It with You' capture the golden age of radio culture and its influence on American society.

Billy Wilder Austria-United States

'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' satirize the entertainment industry's obsession with contests, prizes, and public spectacle rooted in radio-era sensibilities.

Robert Altman United States

'Nashville' directly engages with the competitive entertainment world and the manufactured drama of contests within the broadcast media landscape.