Films About Stage Performances

[rayw]

I'm begining a "beyond reasonable" amount of investigating in films where a stage performance in front of a live audience is the central theme of the story, especially where the hustle and bustle and preparations behind the scenes activities are portrayed the attending audience is not aware of.

So far I've got:

• A Prarie Home Companion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Prair...ompanion_(film)
• The Prestige http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prestige_(film)
• The Illusionist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illusionist_(2006_film)
• Shakespeare In Love http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_in_Love
• Showgirls http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showgirls
• Black Swan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swan_(film)
• Miss Congeniality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Congeniality_(film)
• Moulin Rouge! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulin_Rouge!

Any others that come to mind?

Thank you.

[directorik]

All That Jazz - 1980
Fame - 1980
Cradle Will Rock - 1999
Waiting for Guffman - 1996
The Producers - 1968
Those Lips Those Eyes - 1980
Weeds - 1987
Camp - 2003
Noises Off - 1992
A Chorus Line - I hate to mention it because it's such a terrible movie.
Stayin' Alive - ditto
Hamlet 2 - 2008

Then there are several about the behind the scenes lives of the people,
not so much the hustle and bustle and preparations.

[harpsichoid]

Amadeus
Testimony

There are countless other films about composers, where the central theme is the performance and composition of their work within the context of their life and culture.

A couple of other things that came to mind:

School of Rock
Step Up
This is Spinal Tap

[Dreadylocks]

Noises Off is one of my favorite films. And I'm a big fan of GK's radio show, so I enjoyed the Prairie Home Companion movie, too

No other ones really come to mind, atm.

[JoshL]

Gypsy with Bette Midler comes to mind. Almost Famous touches on a lot of that, but it's a bit of stretch (good film though)

[arrodiii]

Step up

Bring it on

???

[Zensteve]

The Dresser
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085461/

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2532376857/

[Zensteve]

Phantom of the Opera - take your pick of versions.

[Zensteve]

Does The Wizard of Gore count?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Gore

[punee]

Black Swan is my favourite. Portman's performance blew me away.

[Zensteve]

Jesus of Montreal :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_of_Montreal

[richy]

PBS's Circus.


I think below is another documentary that I caught some of a while back. If it's the one or one of the ones I've seen, I remember it being pretty engrossing and fascinating. Wish I'd taken a note of it down, or something. Might be difficult to find though. Looks like even Amazon doesn't have it.

La Comedie Francaise

And its director: Frederick Wiseman on Charlie Rose

[rayw]

Originally Posted by Zensteve

Does The Wizard of Gore count?

I'm game for anything.
Of course it counts.





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Thank you, very much!