THEME EXPLORATION

mass production vs craftsmanship

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
El arte del tabaco
El arte del tabaco
1974 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 · Martin Scorsese
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
TON
TON
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Twin Peaks: The Return
Twin Peaks: The Return
2017 · David Lynch
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

His masterpiece 'Modern Times' directly satirizes industrial mass production and its dehumanizing effects on individual workers.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

Repeatedly champions handmade artistry and nature's craftsmanship against industrialization, most notably in 'Spirited Away' and 'Princess Mononoke'.

 Jacques Tati France

His films mock modern consumer culture and mass-produced efficiency while celebrating human imperfection and individualistic approaches to daily life.