THEME EXPLORATION

retail business

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Cousin
My Cousin
2020 · Jan Kounen
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Inland Empire
Inland Empire
2006 · David Lynch
Sex is Comedy
Sex is Comedy
2002 · Catherine Breillat
The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy
1983 · Martin Scorsese
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
A Woman of Osaka
A Woman of Osaka
1940 · Kenji Mizoguchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China

Her films explore economic precarity and survival in modern capitalism, examining how individuals navigate systems of work and commerce.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He consistently examines the struggles of working-class people in retail and service industries, critiquing exploitative labor practices.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His works deeply investigate human behavior, transactions, and commerce as metaphors for broader social and existential themes.