THEME EXPLORATION

showbusiness satire

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Being There
Being There
1979 · Hal Ashby
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Boudu sauvé des eaux
Boudu sauvé des eaux
1932 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Duck Soup
Duck Soup
1933 · Leo McCarey
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
I racconti di Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher
1945 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging
1968 · Nagisa Oshima
El Justicero
El Justicero
1967 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Soviet Toys
Soviet Toys
1924 · Dziga Vertov
Tropical Paths
Tropical Paths
1977 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Bad President - Oil Spill
Bad President - Oil Spill
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Black and White in Color
Black and White in Color
1976 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/USA

His masterpieces like Sunset Boulevard and The Bad and the Beautiful dissect Hollywood's corruption, vanity, and moral decay with biting cynicism.

 Federico Fellini Italy

La Dolce Vita and 8½ brilliantly satirize the entertainment industry, celebrity culture, and the illusions that define show business through surreal, poetic imagery.

 Robert Altman USA

The Player and Nashville skewer Hollywood's superficiality and the music industry with sharp ensemble narratives that expose the absurdity of entertainment commerce.