THEME EXPLORATION

class discrimination

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
1954 · Herbert J. Biberman
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
Ramona
Ramona
1910 · D.W. Griffith
We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern
2023 · Matěj Chlupáček
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
Brassed Off
Brassed Off
1996 · Mark Herman
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently expose class inequality and the struggles of working-class people against systemic injustice through deeply humanistic narratives.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He examines class discrimination through intimate family stories that reveal how economic disparity affects relationships, dignity, and survival.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His austere, methodical films dissect class divisions and social hierarchy within post-communist Eastern European societies with unflinching precision.