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THEME EXPLORATION

inheritance and greed

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Christophers
The Christophers
2026 · Steven Soderbergh
La Viaccia (le Mauvais Chemin/The Lovemakers
La Viaccia (le Mauvais Chemin/The Lovemakers
1961 · Mauro Bolognini
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family
1976 · Kon Ichikawa
Bay of Blood
Bay of Blood
1971 · Mario Bava
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
1937 · Frank Tashlin
Two Brothers
Two Brothers
1967 · Mrinal Sen
Bloodline
Bloodline
1979 · Terence Young
Chaste and Pure
Chaste and Pure
1981 · Salvatore Samperi
The Last Days of Emma Blank
The Last Days of Emma Blank
2009 · Alex van Warmerdam
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' explore how familial bonds and inheritance of trauma supersede biological ties and material greed.

Ari Aster → USA

Works such as 'Hereditary' and 'Beau Is Afraid' dissect how families transmit psychological and emotional legacies alongside material inheritance, fueling destructive behaviors.

Sergei Parajanov → Soviet Union/Armenia

His visually dense films like 'The Color of Pomegranates' examine cultural and spiritual inheritance as more valuable than material wealth, critiquing greed through poetic surrealism.

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