THEME EXPLORATION

French manufacturing

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
1955 · Alfred Hitchcock
813
813
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
El arte del tabaco
El arte del tabaco
1974 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Idlers That Work
Idlers That Work
1949 · Lindsay Anderson
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
1963 · Bruce Beresford
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Fred Zinnemann
Death in the Seine
Death in the Seine
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue
1993 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008 · Jean-François Richet
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean-Luc Godard France

His films like 'Tout va bien' directly examine labor, factory work, and industrial production as central themes in modern French society.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Though British, his documentary-style approach to working-class struggles and manufacturing labor deeply influenced French cinema's engagement with industrial themes.

 Agnès Varda France

Her films explore French working-class life and craftsmanship, particularly in 'Vagabond' and her documentaries examining artisanal production and manufacturing heritage.