Topic: Film in Film

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast William Holden · Gloria Swanson · Erich von Stroheim · Nancy Olson

Synopsis Sunset Boulevard (1950) follows struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis, who stumbles into the decaying mansion of faded silent film star Norma Desmond. Desperate for work, Joe agrees to help Norma revise her script for a comeback, becoming entangled in her delusions...

Direction Giuseppe Tornatore

Cast Philippe Noiret · Marco Leonardi · Salvatore Cascio · Jacques Perrin

Synopsis Cinema Paradiso (1988) tells the heartfelt story of Salvatore, a successful filmmaker, who reminisces about his childhood in a small Sicilian village. As a boy, he befriends Alfredo, the projectionist at the local cinema, who introduces him to the magic...

Direction Stanley Donen · Gene Kelly

Cast Gene Kelly · Donald O´Connor · Debbie Reynolds · Jean Hagen

Synopsis Singin' in the Rain (1952) is a vibrant musical set in the late 1920s during Hollywood's transition from silent films to "talkies." The story follows Don Lockwood, a dashing silent film star, and his cheerful best friend, Cosmo Brown, as...

Direction Vincente Minnelli

Cast Lana Turner · Kirk Douglas · Walter Pidgeon · Dick Powell

Synopsis The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) follows the rise and fall of a ruthless Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of three individuals whose careers he profoundly impacted. A director, an actress, and a writer each recount...

Direction Federico Fellini

Cast Marcello Mastroianni · Claudia Cardinale · Anouk Aimée · Sandra Milo

Synopsis Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni), a filmmaker who is at a crisis point in his life and his work, struggles to make a new movie. This creative block triggers his memories, so he starts recalling important moments in his life and...

Direction Raphael Bob-Waksberg · JC Gonzalez · Amy Winfrey · Joel Moser

Synopsis BoJack Horseman (TV Series) (2014) follows the life of BoJack, a washed-up 90s sitcom star who struggles with fame, addiction, and self-destructive behavior in a world where humans and anthropomorphic animals coexist. Living in Hollywood, he attempts a comeback while...

Direction Nicholas Ray

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Gloria Grahame · Frank Lovejoy · Carl Benton Reid

Synopsis In a Lonely Place (1950) follows Dixon Steele, a troubled Hollywood screenwriter with a volatile temper, who becomes entangled in a murder investigation. When a young woman he briefly knew is killed, Steele is the prime suspect. His neighbor Laurel,...

Direction Michael Tolkin · Dexter Fletcher · Adam Arkin · Colin Bucksey

Cast Miles Teller · Matthew Goode · Dan Fogler · Juno Temple

Synopsis Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy's never-before-revealed experiences of making The Godfather (1972).

Direction Emir Kusturica

Cast Miki Manojlovic · Lazar Ristovski · Mirjana Jokovic · Slavko Stimac

Synopsis 'Underground' takes a look at the modern history of Yugoslavia through the often absurd misadventures of two friends over several decades. The film begins in Belgrade in 1941, establishing the friendship between the gregarious Blacky and the more intellectual Marko...

Direction Federico Fellini

Cast Marcello Mastroianni · Anita Ekberg · Anouk Aimée · Yvonne Furneaux

Synopsis La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) (1960) follows Marcello, a charismatic journalist navigating the glamorous yet hollow world of Rome's elite. Over seven days and nights, he encounters a series of surreal and poignant events, from chasing sensational stories to...

Direction Ryan Murphy · Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Helen Hunt · Liza Johnson

Cast Jessica Lange · Susan Sarandon · Alfred Molina · Judy Davis

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2017). 8 Episodes. Tells the story of the legendary rivalry between Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange) and Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon) during their collaboration on the Academy Award®-nominated thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and after the cameras...

Direction Josef von Sternberg

Cast Emil Jannings · Evelyn Brent · William Powell · Jack Raymond

Synopsis A decorated, aristocratic Czarist General is reduced to penury after the collapse of Imperial Russia. An old adversary, now a successful director hires the general to re-enact the revolution which deposed him.

Direction Herbert Ross

Cast Woody Allen · Diane Keaton · Tony Roberts · Jerry Lacy

Synopsis Play It Again, Sam (1972) follows Allan, a neurotic film critic obsessed with *Casablanca*, who struggles with dating after his wife leaves him. With the help of his best friend's wife, Linda, and the imaginary guidance of Humphrey Bogart's confident...

Direction Carlo Mazzotta · Luca Manzi · Giacomo Ciarrapico · Mattia Torre

Cast Francesco Pannofino · Caterina Guzzanti · Paolo Calabresi · Pietro Sermonti

Direction Alejandro Amenábar

Cast Ana Torrent · Fele Martínez · Eduardo Noriega · Nieves Herranz

Synopsis In Thesis (1996), directed by Alejandro Amenábar, a young film student named Ángela becomes entangled in a dark investigation while researching her thesis on violence in media. After discovering a snuff film in her university's archives, she teams up with...

Direction Fernando Fernán Gómez

Cast José Sacristán · Fernando Fernán Gómez · Juan Diego · María Luisa Ponte

Synopsis Voyage to Nowhere (1986) follows a struggling theater troupe in post-Civil War Spain as they travel through impoverished rural areas, performing to survive. Led by the aging actor Fernando, the group faces dwindling audiences, internal conflicts, and the harsh realities...

Direction François Truffaut

Cast Jean-Pierre Léaud · Jacqueline Bisset · Nathalie Baye · Alexandra Stewart

Synopsis In Day for Night (1973), François Truffaut crafts a playful yet poignant ode to filmmaking. The story follows a director and his crew as they navigate the chaos of shooting a melodrama in a French studio. Between technical challenges, tangled...

Direction David Hinton

Cast Martin Scorsese · Thelma Schoonmaker · Michael Powell · Emeric Pressburger

Synopsis Rare archival material from the personal collections of Powell, Pressburger and Scorsese.

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Mia Farrow · Jeff Daniels · Danny Aiello · Dianne Wiest

Synopsis It’s the Depression and Cecilia works herself into the ground as a waitress in New Jersey while her husband does nothing. Her only outlet is the cinema, to which she returns time and again to escape from reality and dream...

Direction Blake Edwards

Cast Peter Sellers · Claudine Longet · Marge Champion · J. Edward McKinley

Synopsis In The Party (1968), a clumsy Indian actor, Hrundi V. Bakshi, accidentally gets invited to an exclusive Hollywood dinner party after a studio mix-up. His innocent yet chaotic behavior disrupts the sophisticated gathering, leading to a series of hilarious mishaps....