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THEME EXPLORATION

class contrast

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
The Man and the Woman
The Man and the Woman
1908 · D.W. Griffith
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently expose class inequality and the struggles of working-class people against systemic injustice.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

He masterfully explores class divisions and social hierarchy through genre-blending narratives that reveal the absurdity of class conflict.

Cristian Mungiu → Romania

His slow-cinema approach meticulously examines class tensions, rural-urban divides, and economic disparities in contemporary society.

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