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THEME EXPLORATION

social class and exploitation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently depict working-class struggles and systemic exploitation through intimate, realist storytelling.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

He masterfully explores class hierarchies and inequality through genre-blending narratives that reveal the absurdity of social stratification.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His provocative films critique capitalist exploitation and class oppression through raw, unflinching examinations of marginalized communities.

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