THEME EXPLORATION

gold-digging

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
1954 · Jacques Becker
A Romance of the Redwoods
A Romance of the Redwoods
1917 · Cecil B. DeMille
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
1935 · Howard Hawks & William Wyler
Friends
Friends
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969 · J. Lee Thompson
Makwayela
Makwayela
1977 · Jean Rouch
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
The Flaw
The Flaw
1955 · Terence Fisher
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre *
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre *
1948 · John Huston
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'Sabrina' and 'The Apartment' explore the complexities of romance intertwined with financial ambition and class differences with sophisticated irony.

 Ernst Lubitsch Germany-USA

Master of the 'Lubitsch Touch,' he crafted elegant comedies about wealthy women and fortune-hunting suitors, examining desire and materialism in 'Trouble in Paradise' and 'The Merry Widow.'

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually sumptuous films like '2046' and 'In the Mood for Love' probe the intersection of romance, wealth, and emotional transactionalism in modern urban landscapes.