THEME EXPLORATION

Manhattan high society

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Allen Hughes USA

His films obsessively explore Manhattan's intellectual elite, romantic entanglements, and neurotic upper-class culture across decades.

 Martin Scorsese USA

He dissects Manhattan's wealthy society, corruption, and power dynamics through a gritty lens in films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Casino.'

 Sofia Coppola USA

Her films capture the alienation and aesthetic refinement of Manhattan's privileged classes with visual sophistication and psychological depth.