THEME EXPLORATION

traveling carnival

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Black Jack
Black Jack
1979 · Ken Loach
Five Men in the Circus
Five Men in the Circus
1935 · Mikio Naruse
Gun
Gun
1997 · Robert Altman
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
Noto, Mandorli, Vulcano, Stromboli, Carnevale
Noto, Mandorli, Vulcano, Stromboli, Carnevale
1992 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Street Angel
Street Angel
1928 · Frank Borzage
Orere orara
Orere orara
1971 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
1957 · J. Lee Thompson
Bare Behind Bars
Bare Behind Bars
1980 · Oswaldo de Oliveira
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His masterpiece 'La Strada' and 'Il Bidone' capture the melancholic poetry and moral complexity of traveling performers and carnival life with unmatched depth.

 Terry Gilliam United States

Films like 'Tideland' and 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' explore the surreal, dreamlike quality of traveling carnivals and their transformative power on lost souls.