THEME EXPLORATION

traveling entertainers

8 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
1957 · J. Lee Thompson
The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths
1969 · John Frankenheimer
Roadie
Roadie
1980 · Alan Rudolph
Stolen Desire
Stolen Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films like 'La Strada' and '8½' obsessively explore the lives of circus performers, musicians, and itinerant artists navigating between spectacle and human vulnerability.

 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

As both director and performer, Chaplin created 'The Circus' and other works that authentically depicted the struggles and dreams of traveling entertainers and vaudeville artists.