THEME EXPLORATION

bourgeois society

26 films · 3 directors

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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
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
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
Let the Sun Shine In
Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
Patlabor EZY: File 1
Patlabor EZY: File 1
2026 · Kozo Kaiho
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
L’Age d’or
L’Age d’or
1930 · Luis Buñuel
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
Quartet for the End of Time
Quartet for the End of Time
1983 · Alfonso Cuarón
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel Spain

His surrealist masterpieces systematically deconstruct bourgeois rituals, morality, and hypocrisy with dark humor and psychological penetration.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

He dissects bourgeois ideology, consumer culture, and capitalist alienation through formally experimental narratives that challenge conventional cinema itself.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His intense melodramas expose the emotional bankruptcy and power dynamics within bourgeois relationships and institutions with devastating psychological realism.