THEME EXPLORATION

sudden wealth and fortune

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
El gran calavera
El gran calavera
1949 · Luis Buñuel
Just Like a Woman
Just Like a Woman
1912 · D.W. Griffith
The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception
1935 · William Wyler
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
The Winner
The Winner
1996 · Alex Cox
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 · Martin Scorsese
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'The Apartment' and 'Sunset Boulevard' explore how sudden opportunity and wealth corrupt relationships and morality in mid-century America.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

He dissects class dynamics and sudden fortune through dark social satire in 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer,' revealing the chaos wealth disparity creates.

 Federico Fellini Italy

His masterpiece 'La Dolce Vita' captures the intoxicating allure and emptiness of sudden fame and wealth in post-war Roman high society.