THEME EXPLORATION

working class struggle

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse
1954 · J. Lee Thompson
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit
1921 · Cecil B. DeMille
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1958 · Tony Richardson
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953 · Kon Ichikawa
Musik i mörker
Musik i mörker
1948 · Ingmar Bergman
The Citizen
The Citizen
1977 · Ritwik Ghatak
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
1941 · John Ford
Bad Girls Go to Hell
Bad Girls Go to Hell
1965 · Doris Wishman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' powerfully depict the struggles of working-class individuals against systemic inequality and poverty.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His radical cinema explores class oppression and labor exploitation through emotionally intense narratives that challenge capitalist structures.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Through improvisational filmmaking, he authentically captures the daily lives, hardships, and resilience of working-class British communities.