THEME EXPLORATION

American manufacturing

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 · Cecil B. DeMille
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
1939 · Michael Curtiz
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Funny Girl
Funny Girl
1968 · William Wyler
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rich Moore United States

His documentaries like 'Roger & Me' and 'Capitalism: A Ghost Story' directly examine the decline of American manufacturing and its social consequences.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Though British, his films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' deeply explore working-class struggles tied to industrial decline that parallel American manufacturing collapse.

 David Lynch United States

His works, particularly 'Eraserhead' and 'The Elephant Man,' explore the aesthetic and psychological decay of industrial American landscapes and manufacturing culture.