THEME EXPLORATION

show business ambition

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 · Dorothy Arzner
Glamour
Glamour
1934 · William Wyler
Stage Struck
Stage Struck
1958 · Sidney Lumet
The Founder
The Founder
2016 · John Lee Hancock
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
1954 · Robert Wise
Teddy Boy My Love
Teddy Boy My Love
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
I Can Get It For You Wholesale (Michael Gordon
I Can Get It For You Wholesale (Michael Gordon
1951 · Abraham Polonsky
Working Girl
Working Girl
1988 · Mike Nichols
My Cousin
My Cousin
2020 · Jan Kounen
Santa Baby 2
Santa Baby 2
2009 · Ron Underwood
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/USA

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' dissects Hollywood ambition and the destructive toll of show business success with unparalleled cynicism and insight.

 Damien Chazelle USA

'Whiplash' and 'La La Land' obsessively examine the personal cost of pursuing excellence and stardom in competitive creative fields.