THEME EXPLORATION

Brazilian society

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Glauber Rocha Brazil

Pioneer of Cinema Novo who used radical aesthetics to critique colonialism, poverty, and political oppression in Brazilian society.

 Fernando Meirelles Brazil

Explored urban inequality, violence, and social divisions in contemporary Brazil through visceral films like City of God and Blindness.

 Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil

Examines class tensions, surveillance, and social fragmentation in modern Brazilian urban life with distinctive visual storytelling.