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THEME EXPLORATION

class and social status

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
Saturday Night
Saturday Night
1922 · Cecil B. DeMille
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently chronicle the struggles of working-class individuals against systemic inequality and social injustice.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

He explores class division and economic disparity through intimate family narratives that reveal how poverty shapes human dignity and relationships.

Cristian Mungiu → Romania

His minimalist approach exposes the harsh realities of class struggle and social stagnation in post-communist Eastern Europe.

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