THEME EXPLORATION

wealth and fortune

12 films · 2 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
Martin Scorsese USA

His films obsessively examine the corrupting allure of wealth and the American pursuit of fortune through characters like Jordan Belfort and Henry Hill.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

He explores class inequality and wealth disparity as central themes, most notably in 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' where economic status defines power and survival.