THEME EXPLORATION

theater and performance

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
Noh Mask Murders
Noh Mask Murders
1991 · Kon Ichikawa
Buddy’s Beer Garden
Buddy’s Beer Garden
1933 · Frank Tashlin
L’Anarchie chez guignol
L’Anarchie chez guignol
1906 · Georges Méliès
Dancin' Curtain Call: Bob Fosse
Dancin' Curtain Call: Bob Fosse
1978 · Bob Fosse
Stolen Desire
Stolen Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Shintokumaru
Shintokumaru
1978 · Shuji Terayama
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · Stephen Frears
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films obsessively explore the performative nature of human relationships and the blurred boundaries between theatrical artifice and authentic emotion.

 Federico Fellini Italy

He celebrated cinema as spectacle and performance, creating visually elaborate worlds where characters constantly perform identities and the theatrical nature of existence is paramount.

 Jacques Tati France

His films treat everyday life as theatrical performance, using the camera like a stage to choreograph physical comedy and expose the performative rituals of modern society.