THEME EXPLORATION

wealth and temptation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan
1926 · D.W. Griffith
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
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
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like *The Wolf of Wall Street* and *Casino* obsessively explore how wealth corrupts morality and feeds destructive desires.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

*Parasite* and *Mother* dissect class inequality and the moral compromises tempted by economic desperation and greed.

 Wes Anderson USA

*There Will Be Blood* and *Boogie Nights* depict characters seduced by ambition, excess, and the intoxicating power of wealth.