THEME EXPLORATION

subsistence living

11 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
3 Women
3 Women
1977 · Robert Altman
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely
2007 · Harmony Korine
On War
On War
2008 · Bertrand Bonello
Barcelona (un mapa
Barcelona (un mapa
2007 · Ventura Pons
Mask
Mask
1985 · Peter Bogdanovich
20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed
20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed
2014 · Mahiro Maeda
La libertad
La libertad
2001 · Lisandro Alonso
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' expose the struggles of working-class people surviving on minimal resources and inadequate social systems.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately portray families living in poverty and the moral complexities of subsistence survival.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' powerfully depict the dignity and desperation of people struggling to meet basic needs.