THEME EXPLORATION

rationing and scarcity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
The President's Cake
The President's Cake
2026 · Hasan Hadi
The State of Things
The State of Things
1982 · Wim Wenders
The Water Diary
The Water Diary
2006 · Jane Campion
This Happy Life
This Happy Life
1944 · Mikio Naruse
A Feather in His Hare
A Feather in His Hare
1948 · Chuck Jones
Chorus
Chorus
1974 · Mrinal Sen
I Got Plenty of Mutton
I Got Plenty of Mutton
1944 · Frank Tashlin
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
2024 · Carles Torrens
Deadman Apocalypse
Deadman Apocalypse
2016 · Charlie Steeds
The Ice Pirates
The Ice Pirates
1984 · Stewart Raffill
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' depict the desperate struggle for survival and basic resources in post-war poverty.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' explore psychological and spiritual scarcity alongside the material deprivation of Soviet life.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema, particularly 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes,' directly confronts modern economic scarcity and systemic deprivation.