THEME EXPLORATION

class ambition

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
1947 · Robert Siodmak
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
1951 · Vincente Minnelli
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Air of Paris
Air of Paris
1954 · Marcel Carné
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
Bright Star
Bright Star
2009 · Jane Campion
Back Pay
Back Pay
1922 · Frank Borzage
Carrie
Carrie
1952 · William Wyler
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently explore working-class struggles and the systemic barriers to social mobility through deeply humanistic narratives.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He examines class boundaries and the ambitions of marginalized individuals with compassion, questioning societal hierarchies in modern Japan.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His character-driven films dissect middle and working-class aspirations, revealing the tensions between personal ambition and social reality.