THEME EXPLORATION

Great Depression

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha
1972 · Martin Scorsese
Journey on the Plain
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Béla Tarr
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
1967 · Arthur Penn
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
L’Atalante
L’Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
King Kong
King Kong
2005 · Peter Jackson
Two Ships
Two Ships
2021 · Jan Foukal
The Hours
The Hours
2002 · Stephen Daldry
The Asthenic Syndrome
The Asthenic Syndrome
1989 · Kira Muratova
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra USA

His films like 'It Happened One Night' and 'You Can't Take It with You' directly address Depression-era hardship while celebrating human resilience and social bonds.

 Francis Ford Coppola USA

His masterpiece 'The Grapes of Wrath' is a defining portrait of Depression displacement and migrant suffering in America.