THEME EXPLORATION

class and materialism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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 consistently expose the struggles of working-class people against economic systems and material deprivation.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His work examines class divisions and materialistic desires within post-communist societies through intimate character studies.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His films probe the psychological and material anxieties of different social classes and the human cost of capitalist systems.