THEME EXPLORATION

satire of materialism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Being There
Being There
1979 · Hal Ashby
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Boudu sauvé des eaux
Boudu sauvé des eaux
1932 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
1961 · Blake Edwards
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Édouard et Caroline
Édouard et Caroline
1951 · Jacques Becker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel Spain

His surrealist masterpieces systematically deconstruct bourgeois values and consumer culture through darkly comic imagery and absurdist narratives.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films like 'Parasite' and 'Mother' expose class struggle and material desperation with sharp social satire and genre-blending brilliance.

 Wes Anderson United States

His dense narratives in films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'Boogie Nights' dissect American capitalism, greed, and the hollow pursuit of wealth with tragic intensity.