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THEME EXPLORATION

economic hardship

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
1909 · D.W. Griffith
One Wonderful Sunday
One Wonderful Sunday
1947 · Akira Kurosawa
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently document the struggles of working-class individuals facing poverty, unemployment, and systemic inequality with unflinching realism.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

Through improvised narratives, he explores the emotional and financial toll of economic hardship on ordinary British families and communities.

Hou Hsiao-hsien → Taiwan

His films capture the quiet desperation and resilience of characters navigating economic uncertainty and social marginalization in contemporary Asia.

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