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THEME EXPLORATION

class transgression

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
Blood for Dracula
Blood for Dracula
1974 · Antonio Margheriti
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
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
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently expose class divisions and the struggles of working-class people against systemic inequality through naturalistic storytelling.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

He explores class transgression through genre-blending narratives that examine the collision and permeability of class boundaries with dark humor and social critique.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

His improvisational approach reveals how class shapes identity and relationships, depicting moments where characters cross social barriers with uncomfortable honesty.

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