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THEME EXPLORATION

class and aspiration

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Les Bonnes femmes
Les Bonnes femmes
1960 · Claude Chabrol
La otra/The Other One
La otra/The Other One
1946 · Roberto Gavaldón
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Gisela
Gisela
2005 · Isabelle Stever
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sam Mendes → UK

Excavates darkness beneath suburban surfaces through precise visual control and psychological depth.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently expose the struggles of working-class individuals against systemic barriers, portraying aspiration as both noble and often crushed by economic inequality.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He explores class divisions and social mobility through intimate family narratives, examining how economic circumstances shape dreams and reshape social bonds.

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