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THEME EXPLORATION

class degradation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Woman Like Satan
A Woman Like Satan
1958 · Julien Duvivier
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films systematically document the systemic humiliation and economic collapse of working-class families under neoliberal policies.

Darren Aronofsky → United States

He explores psychological and social degradation through visceral narratives of individuals trapped in cycles of addiction, poverty, and desperation.

Cristian Mungiu → Romania

His slow-cinema approach reveals the moral and social degradation of characters struggling within corrupt systems and intimate betrayals.

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