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THEME EXPLORATION

work-life imbalance

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion
1984 · Ken Russell
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
Jeune et jolie (Young and Beautiful
Jeune et jolie (Young and Beautiful
2013 · François Ozon
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Appointment
The Appointment
1969 · Sidney Lumet
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' powerfully expose how economic systems force impossible choices between survival and dignity, examining the toll of precarious work on families.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

Films such as 'After the Storm' and 'Broker' delicately explore how career ambitions and societal pressures fracture personal relationships and family bonds across generations.

Chloé Zhao → China (based in USA)

'The Farewell' and 'Nomadland' examine how work, mobility, and economic necessity reshape identity and human connections in contemporary life.

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