THEME EXPLORATION

theatrical performance

28 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Actrius
Actrius
1997 · Ventura Pons
Buddy’s Beer Garden
Buddy’s Beer Garden
1933 · Frank Tashlin
Laura
Laura
1974 · Shuji Terayama
Two in One
Two in One
2007 · Kira Muratova
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
L’Enfant de l’hiver
L’Enfant de l’hiver
1989 · Olivier Assayas
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
Copie conforme
Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
I clowns
I clowns
1970 · Federico Fellini
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
1978 · Mai Zetterling
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
The Dream
The Dream
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Singing Lesson
The Singing Lesson
1967 · Lindsay Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films obsessively examine the relationship between performance, identity, and reality, particularly in masterworks like 'Persona' where the boundaries between actor and character dissolve.

 Mel Brooks United Kingdom

A visionary theater director who brought his stage philosophy directly to cinema, exploring performance authenticity and the transformative power of theatrical ritual in films like 'Meetings with Remarkable Men.'