THEME EXPLORATION

traveling performers

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths
1969 · John Frankenheimer
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 Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
1928 · Julien Duvivier
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
1944 · Phil Karlson
Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds
1959 · Yasujiro Ozu
Caravan of songs
Caravan of songs
1955 · Sergio Corbucci
La Planche du diable
La Planche du diable
1904 · Georges Méliès
Anaconda
Anaconda
2024 · Xiang Hesheng & Xiang Qiuliang
Standing Ovation
Standing Ovation
2010 · Stewart Raffill
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films like 'La Strada' and '8½' obsessively explore the lives, dreams, and moral complexities of traveling performers and circus artists.

 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

As both filmmaker and performer, he created iconic works centered on wandering entertainers and tramps navigating society's margins.

 Buster Keaton United States

His films frequently feature traveling performers and vaudeville artists struggling through absurd situations while maintaining dignity.