THEME EXPLORATION

sudden fortune

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
1930 · Jean Renoir
A Rich Revenge
A Rich Revenge
1910 · D.W. Griffith
El gran calavera
El gran calavera
1949 · Luis Buñuel
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard
1980 · Jonathan Demme
The Heiress
The Heiress
1949 · William Wyler
The Holcroft Covenant
The Holcroft Covenant
1985 · John Frankenheimer
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Ek Din Achanak
Ek Din Achanak
1989 · Mrinal Sen
Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table
1935 · Mitchell Leisen
The Winner
The Winner
1996 · Alex Cox
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'The Apartment' and 'Sunset Boulevard' explore how sudden fortune and opportunity corrupt characters and reveal deeper moral compromises.

 Martin Scorsese USA

Works such as 'Goodfellas' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street' dissect the intoxicating rise and destructive consequences of sudden wealth and power.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films including 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' examine how sudden changes in fortune expose class divisions and the fragility of human relationships.