THEME EXPLORATION

class and respectability

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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 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
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films persistently examine working-class dignity and the systemic barriers that challenge respectability and social mobility.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores how society defines respectability through class and family structures, questioning what truly constitutes a respectable life.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His character-driven narratives dissect middle and working-class aspirations, pretense, and the performance of respectability in everyday life.