THEME EXPLORATION

vaudeville performance

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Back Stage
Back Stage
1919 · Buster Keaton
Buddy’s Beer Garden
Buddy’s Beer Garden
1933 · Frank Tashlin
Illusions fantasmagoriques
Illusions fantasmagoriques
1898 · Georges Méliès
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Stage Fright
Stage Fright
1997 · Steve Box
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-United States

Captured the decline and seediness of vaudeville entertainment through noir-influenced narratives like 'Sunset Boulevard,' exploring performers trapped in show business.

 Jacques Tati France

Built his comedic cinema directly from music-hall and vaudeville traditions, using physical comedy and silent-film techniques to create modern visual performance art.