THEME EXPLORATION

labor and working class

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
1954 · Herbert J. Biberman
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Blue Collar
Blue Collar
1978 · Paul Schrader
Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha
1972 · Martin Scorsese
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
El mégano
El mégano
1955 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
1941 · John Ford
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently chronicle the struggles of working-class people against systemic inequality and social injustice.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

He explored labor, class conflict, and exploitation through psychologically intense narratives that challenged capitalist structures.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films authentically portray the dignity and resilience of working-class individuals navigating economic hardship and precarious employment.