Drama
American
1980 · Directed by Bob Fosse · 123 min
Joe Gideon is a celebrated Broadway director and choreographer who divides his days between editing a film and rehearsing a new musical. Fuelled by cigarettes, pills and charm, he keeps every part of his life moving at once. A dazzling, unsparing self-portrait dressed as a backstage musical.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of the late New Hollywood era, it recast the musical as confessional art cinema and shared the 1980 Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a director examining himself through his own craft, where every dance number reveals something about the man staging it.
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