THEME EXPLORATION

human labor

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes
1964 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 · Anthony Mann
Banzo
Banzo
2024 · Margarida Cardoso
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
A Human Condition
A Human Condition
1974 · Louis Malle
All for a Rose
All for a Rose
2017 · Marco Bellocchio
Getting to Know the Big Wide World
Getting to Know the Big Wide World
1978 · Kira Muratova
La libertad
La libertad
2001 · Lisandro Alonso
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently chronicle the struggles of working-class people navigating economic systems and labor exploitation with compassionate realism.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' powerfully explore how ordinary people's dignity and survival depend on their labor in post-war society.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films examine the meaning of work, family labor, and human connection through intimate portrayals of people struggling to sustain themselves and find purpose.