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THEME EXPLORATION

class and propriety

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 · Frank Borzage
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
The Late George Apley
The Late George Apley
1947 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki → Japan

His films explore social hierarchies and personal integrity through characters who challenge class boundaries while maintaining their moral compass.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

He deconstructs societal conventions and class structures through darkly comedic narratives that expose the absurdity of social propriety.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His melodramas examine class conflict and social conventions while celebrating characters who defy propriety to pursue authentic lives and desires.

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