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THEME EXPLORATION

class privilege and social hierarchy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour
1938 · Frank Borzage
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
Trading Places
Trading Places
1983 · John Landis
Abarenbo Kaido
Abarenbo Kaido
1957 · Tomu Uchida
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently expose class struggle and economic inequality through intimate portraits of working-class life in modern Britain.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

He masterfully satirizes class divisions and social hierarchies, most notably in 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer,' where vertical structures mirror societal inequality.

Jacques Audiard → France

His films examine social marginalization and class barriers with poetic realism, exploring how privilege and poverty shape human relationships and destiny.

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