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THEME EXPLORATION

class and seduction

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Something to Remind Me
Something to Remind Me
2002 · Christian Petzold
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Les Biches
Les Biches
1968 · Claude Chabrol
A Change of Heart
A Change of Heart
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
Teorema
Teorema
1968 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Straits of Love and Hate
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Intentions of Murder
Intentions of Murder
1964 · Shohei Imamura
The Graduate
The Graduate
1967 · Mike Nichols
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel → Spain

His surrealist masterpieces deconstruct class hierarchies through provocative seduction and desire, exposing the absurdity of social pretense.

Luchino Visconti → Italy

His visually opulent films explore the destructive allure of seduction across rigid class boundaries, particularly in works like *The Leopard* and *Death in Venice*.

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