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THEME EXPLORATION

class misunderstanding

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
His Ward’s Love
His Ward’s Love
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller
1974 · Peter Bogdanovich
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
The Passionate Stranger
The Passionate Stranger
1957 · Muriel Box
The Young Lady's Fool
The Young Lady's Fool
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently depict working-class struggles and the systemic misunderstandings between social classes that perpetuate inequality.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

He explores how class assumptions and prejudices cause characters to misjudge one another across economic and social divides.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

His character-driven narratives reveal how class differences create communication breakdowns and fundamental misunderstandings between people.

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