THEME EXPLORATION
understudy ambition
12 films · 2 directors
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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder
Austria-USA
His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' explore characters desperate to climb Hollywood hierarchies and escape their subordinate roles.
François Truffaut FranceHis films like 'The 400 Blows' and 'Day for Night' examine characters yearning for recognition and struggling to assert themselves beyond peripheral roles in society.