THEME EXPLORATION

social unrest and class conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Craig’s Wife
Craig’s Wife
1936 · Dorothy Arzner
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman
1970 · Yannis Dalianidis
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
1933 · George Cukor
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
1947 · Elia Kazan
The Representative
The Representative
1964 · Mrinal Sen
The Torch
The Torch
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently depict working-class struggles and systemic inequality through intimate, realistic narratives.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

He masterfully blends genre entertainment with sharp social commentary on class division and economic desperation.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

A pioneer of cinema who created revolutionary films explicitly about class conflict and social upheaval using innovative montage techniques.