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THEME EXPLORATION

class and materialism

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Craig’s Wife
Craig’s Wife
1936 · Dorothy Arzner
Gigi
Gigi
1958 · Vincente Minnelli
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
Holiday
Holiday
1938 · George Cukor
La diosa arrodillada/The Kneeling Goddess
La diosa arrodillada/The Kneeling Goddess
1947 · Roberto Gavaldón
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
Wake up Vassili
Wake up Vassili
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Earrings of Madame de...
The Earrings of Madame de...
1953 · Max Ophüls
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films unflinchingly document working-class struggles against economic inequality and systemic materialism.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

He critiqued consumerism and class divisions through poetic cinema that exposed how materialism corrupts society.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

His improvisational approach reveals class tensions and materialism's impact on relationships and identity in contemporary Britain.

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