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THEME EXPLORATION

domestic servitude

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His social realist films consistently examine the exploitation and dignity of working-class people in service roles and precarious employment.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His intimate character studies explore family dynamics, care work, and the invisible labor within domestic spaces with profound compassion.

Chloé Zhao → China/United States

Her films examine survival, labor, and the human cost of economic systems, with particular attention to marginalized workers and domestic vulnerability.

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