THEME EXPLORATION

black market economy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · Akira Kurosawa
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Eraserhead
Eraserhead
1976 · David Lynch
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad
2016 · David Ayer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films like 'Millennium Mambo' and 'The Assassin' explore underground economies and marginal lives through poetic visual storytelling.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

Works such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' depict the pervasive corruption and black market dealings in post-communist society.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His stylistically distinctive films like 'Chungking Express' and 'In the Mood for Love' capture the shadowy underbelly of urban Hong Kong's illicit networks.