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THEME EXPLORATION

class divide

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
1941 · John Ford
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
1947 · Robert Siodmak
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
In Celebration
In Celebration
1975 · Lindsay Anderson
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
The Graduate
The Graduate
1967 · Mike Nichols
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
At Full Throttle
At Full Throttle
2021 · Miro Remo
The Late George Apley
The Late George Apley
1947 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently document working-class struggles and systemic inequality with unflinching realism and social advocacy.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

He masterfully blends genre filmmaking with sharp commentary on wealth disparity and social hierarchy, most notably in Parasite and Snowpiercer.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

His character-driven narratives expose class tensions and economic hardship in contemporary Britain through intimate, improvisational storytelling.

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