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THEME EXPLORATION

class divide and poverty

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
1947 · Robert Siodmak
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
A Baby’s Shoe
A Baby’s Shoe
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Dead End
Dead End
1937 · William Wyler
Flunky, Work Hard
Flunky, Work Hard
1931 · Mikio Naruse
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
1941 · John Ford
Los olvidados
Los olvidados
1950 · Luis Buñuel
In Celebration
In Celebration
1975 · Lindsay Anderson
Les Bas-fonds
Les Bas-fonds
1936 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' powerfully depict working-class struggles and systemic poverty with unflinching realism.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

'Parasite' and 'Mother' explore class hierarchy and economic desperation through darkly inventive narratives that reveal societal inequalities.

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