THEME EXPLORATION

Economic independence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 · Mikio Naruse
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently explore working-class struggles for economic dignity and independence from systemic inequality.

 Agnès Varda France

She examines the lives of economically marginalized individuals and their resourceful pursuit of autonomy and self-sufficiency.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work portrays individuals seeking financial independence and self-reliance in the face of economic precarity and displacement.