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THEME EXPLORATION

class and reputation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
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
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films meticulously examine how social class and family reputation shape individual identity and moral choices across generations.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

He documents the systemic struggles of working-class characters whose dignity and reputation are constantly threatened by economic inequality and institutional indifference.

Cristian Mungiu → Romania

His work explores how class position and social standing determine access to justice, morality, and the ability to maintain one's reputation in corrupt systems.

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