THEME EXPLORATION

traveling carnival

12 films · 3 directors
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
The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths
1969 · John Frankenheimer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His masterpiece 'La Strada' and 'Amarcord' capture the magic, melancholy, and surrealism of carnival settings and traveling performers with unmatched poetic depth.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

'The Seventh Seal' and 'The Magician' use carnival and traveling theater as metaphors for existential questions and the illusory nature of human experience.

 Terry Gilliam United Kingdom

'Carousel' and 'Tideland' along with his surrealist visual style create dark, fantastical worlds that blend carnival aesthetics with deeper psychological and social commentary.