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THEME EXPLORATION

business struggle

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit
1921 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
1957 · J. Lee Thompson
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
1981 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Yearning
Yearning
1964 · Mikio Naruse
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
1954 · Robert Wise
A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head
1959 · Frank Capra
Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman
1978 · Alan J. Pakula
My Cousin
My Cousin
2020 · Jan Kounen
The Van
The Van
1996 · Stephen Frears
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet → USA

His films like 'Network' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' penetrate the moral compromises and institutional pressures within business and power structures.

Leigh Whannell → UK

His works examine class struggle, economic hardship, and the human cost of capitalism through deeply character-driven narratives.

Ken Loach → UK

He consistently explores working-class struggles against systemic economic inequality and the dehumanizing effects of business and bureaucracy.

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