THEME EXPLORATION

Post-industrial society

25 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Three Installations
Three Installations
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
1951 · Alexander Mackendrick
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
The King of The Internet
The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Death of a Bureaucrat
Death of a Bureaucrat
1966 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Molly Manning Walker USA

His films like 'Heat' and 'Thief' dissect the collapse of industrial economies and the moral codes of men navigating post-industrial urban landscapes.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious documentaries and dramas chronicle the devastating human impact of deindustrialization on working-class communities.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films, especially 'Nomadland' and 'The Eternals,' explore the precarious lives of individuals displaced by post-industrial economic collapse.