THEME EXPLORATION

small business struggle

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit
1921 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
1957 · J. Lee Thompson
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
1981 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Yearning
Yearning
1964 · Mikio Naruse
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
1954 · Robert Wise
Baaria
Baaria
2009 · Giuseppe Tornatore
The Sex Perils of Paulette
The Sex Perils of Paulette
1965 · Doris Wishman
The Power and the Glory (William K. Howard
The Power and the Glory (William K. Howard
1933 · Preston Sturges
My Cousin
My Cousin
2020 · Jan Kounen
The Van
The Van
1996 · Stephen Frears
When Love Springs
When Love Springs
2023 · Jo-Anne Brechin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently document the struggles of working-class individuals and small business owners fighting against systemic economic pressures and inequality.

 Hong Sang-soo South Korea

His films frequently examine the anxieties and relationship dynamics of people working in small cafes, bookstores, and independent cultural spaces struggling to survive.