THEME EXPLORATION

class tensions

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 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
Ol Parker UK

Explores contemporary British relationships with understated humor and emotional authenticity.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently chronicle working-class struggles against systemic inequality and institutional indifference.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

He examines post-communist class hierarchies and moral compromises that arise from economic desperation.