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THEME EXPLORATION

class oppression

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Elysium
Elysium
2013 · Neill Blomkamp
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
The fight with the dragon or: The tragedy of the lodger
The fight with the dragon or: The tragedy of the lodger
1930 · Robert Siodmak
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
The Royal Hunt
The Royal Hunt
1977 · Mrinal Sen
The Sea and You
The Sea and You
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films unflinchingly document working-class struggles against systemic inequality and bureaucratic oppression.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

He explored class divisions and the marginalization of the poor with poetic intensity and social rage.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

His character-driven narratives expose the daily humiliations and constraints imposed by class structures on ordinary people.

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