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THEME EXPLORATION

class satire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Boudu sauvé des eaux
Boudu sauvé des eaux
1932 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983 · Terry Gilliam
The Loved One
The Loved One
1965 · Tony Richardson
El Justicero
El Justicero
1967 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
Soviet Toys
Soviet Toys
1924 · Dziga Vertov
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel → Spain

His surrealist masterpieces like 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' and 'Viridiana' use absurdist humor to dismantle class hierarchies and bourgeois hypocrisy.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His realist social dramas consistently expose class inequality and the struggles of working-class characters against systemic oppression.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

Films like 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' deliver sharp, darkly comedic critiques of class division and the desperation bred by economic inequality.

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