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THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit of wealth

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman
1970 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Roue’s Heart
The Roue’s Heart
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Trishna
Trishna
2011 · Michael Winterbottom
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 · Martin Scorsese
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese → USA

His films like 'Wall Street', 'The Wolf of Wall Street', and 'Goodfellas' obsessively explore the corrupting allure and moral consequences of wealth accumulation.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

His works including 'Parasite', 'Snowpiercer', and 'Mother' critique class inequality and the desperation bred by economic disparity with sharp satirical precision.

Ari Aster → USA

His films explore how grief, desire, and the pursuit of meaning intersect with wealth and social status in unsettling psychological examinations of human ambition.

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