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THEME EXPLORATION

class resentment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
Wife
Wife
1953 · Mikio Naruse
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
Our Fault
Our Fault
2025 · Domingo González
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently depict working-class struggles against systemic inequality and institutional neglect with unflinching social realism.

Cristian Mungiu → Romania

His work explores the resentments simmering in post-communist societies through examinations of class divisions and moral hypocrisy across social strata.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her films probe the psychological depths of class resentment and rage, particularly examining how economic marginalization festers into violence and despair.

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