THEME EXPLORATION

economic inequality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
1979 · Mrinal Sen
Tokyo Chorus
Tokyo Chorus
1931 · Yasujiro Ozu
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Taylor Sheridan USA

Explores power and duty through multi-generational sagas rooted in American landscape and history.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently depict the struggles of working-class people against systemic poverty and social inequality.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He examines class divisions and economic hardship through intimate family narratives and the dignity of marginalized individuals.