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THEME EXPLORATION

industrial capitalism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
1951 · Alexander Mackendrick
Three Installations
Three Installations
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
Bright Leaf
Bright Leaf
1950 · Michael Curtiz
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Brise-glace
Brise-glace
1990 · Jean Rouch
Cheers in the Palm!
Cheers in the Palm!
1969 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
El arte del tabaco
El arte del tabaco
1974 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Chaplin → United Kingdom

His films like 'Modern Times' and 'The Great Dictator' directly critique industrial capitalism's dehumanizing effects on workers and society.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His social realist films persistently examine capitalism's impact on working-class life, labor exploitation, and systemic inequality.

Andrzej Wajda → Poland

His films like 'Man of Marble' and 'Man of Iron' explore industrial labor, worker exploitation, and the human cost of capitalist systems.

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