THEME EXPLORATION

Class differences

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
Arkadas
Arkadas
1974 · Yílmaz Güney
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
National Theatre Live: Skylight
National Theatre Live: Skylight
2014 · Stephen Daldry
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Yi Yi
Yi Yi
2000 · Edward Yang
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Donald Petrie USA

Crafts charming, accessible comedies centered on romantic entanglements and personal growth.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His neorealist films consistently expose economic inequality and the struggles of working-class people against systemic injustice.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

He masterfully blends genre with sharp social commentary on class divisions, most notably in 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer'.