THEME EXPLORATION

incompetent workers

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mobile Men
Mobile Men
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
2000 · Ken Loach
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
1966 · Jean Rouch
Blood Money
Blood Money
1974 · Antonio Margheriti
Trunk Conveyor
Trunk Conveyor
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
Count the Hours
Count the Hours
1953 · Don Siegel
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Salon de coiffure
Salon de coiffure
1908 · Georges Méliès
Where to Invade Next
Where to Invade Next
2015 · Michael Moore
The Journey of the Blind Musicians
The Journey of the Blind Musicians
1972 · Nagisa Oshima
Carry On Cruising
Carry On Cruising
1962 · Ralph Thomas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His films like 'Playtime' and 'Mon Oncle' satirize modern inefficiency and the comedic chaos created by well-meaning but bumbling workers navigating bureaucratic systems.

 Billy Wilder Austria/USA

In 'The Apartment' and 'Some Like It Hot,' Wilder explores themes of workplace incompetence, moral compromise, and the farcical situations that arise from flawed characters in professional settings.