THEME EXPLORATION

spectacle and crowds

11 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman
2017 · Michael Gracey
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Sidney Lumet
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
O Dreamland
O Dreamland
1953 · Lindsay Anderson
Peepshow
Peepshow
1956 · Ken Russell
A Trip Down Memory Lane
A Trip Down Memory Lane
1966 · Arthur Lipsett
La Femme volante
La Femme volante
1902 · Georges Méliès
Mohouhan
Mohouhan
2002 · Yoshimitsu Morita
Réfutation de tous les jugements, tant élogieux qu’hostiles, qui ont été jusqu’ici portés sur le film “La Société du Spectacle”
Réfutation de tous les jugements, tant élogieux qu’hostiles, qui ont été jusqu’ici portés sur le film “La Société du Spectacle”
1975 · Guy Debord
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cecil B. DeMille United States

Pioneer of epic spectacle cinema who orchestrated massive crowds and elaborate set pieces to create overwhelming visual experiences that defined Hollywood's grandeur.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Revolutionized crowd choreography and montage to portray masses as powerful collective forces, most memorably in the Odessa Steps sequence of Battleship Potemkin.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Masterfully captures spectacle and crowd dynamics through contemporary lens, exploring how masses move together in films like Parasite and Okja with both grandeur and social critique.