THEME EXPLORATION

theatrical impresario

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
L’Enfant de l’hiver
L’Enfant de l’hiver
1989 · Olivier Assayas
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Deathtrap
Deathtrap
1982 · Sidney Lumet
Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk
1934 · Frank Borzage
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
L’Amour par terre
L’Amour par terre
1984 · Jacques Rivette
Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles
2008 · Richard Linklater
Nana
Nana
1934 · Dorothy Arzner
The Golden Coach
The Golden Coach
1953 · Jean Renoir
The Man of the Day
The Man of the Day
1937 · Julien Duvivier
The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern
1943 · Mikio Naruse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' is a quintessential exploration of theatrical ambition, stardom, and the manipulative power dynamics between impresarios and performers in Hollywood.

 Federico Fellini Italy

Films like '8½' and 'La Dolce Vita' deeply examine the theatrical nature of showmanship, the director as impresario, and the blurred lines between performance and reality in entertainment culture.