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THEME EXPLORATION

wealth and social class

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Mister Cory
Mister Cory
1957 · Blake Edwards
Saturday Night
Saturday Night
1922 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Message of the Violin
The Message of the Violin
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Crimson Gold
Crimson Gold
2003 · Jafar Panahi
Lovers Lost
Lovers Lost
1982 · Kinji Fukasaku
Rich and Poor
Rich and Poor
1983 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His social realist films consistently expose class struggle and economic inequality through the lives of working-class characters.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

He masterfully explores class divisions and wealth disparity through genre-blending narratives that critique systemic social hierarchies.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His films examine class differences and social mobility through intimate character studies that reveal the human cost of economic inequality.

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