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THEME EXPLORATION

urban unemployment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks
1997 · Bertrand Tavernier
Οι Επικίνδυνοι
Οι Επικίνδυνοι
1983 · Yannis Dalianidis
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' powerfully depict the struggles of working-class communities facing joblessness and social marginalization.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder → Germany

His works explore urban alienation and economic despair, particularly in 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' and 'Fear Eats the Soul,' reflecting post-war unemployment and class conflict.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

His films such as 'Naked' and 'All or Nothing' offer unflinching examinations of urban poverty, joblessness, and the psychological toll on contemporary British society.

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