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THEME EXPLORATION

consumption

6 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
The Neon Demon
The Neon Demon
2016 · Nicolas Winding Refn
An Eater
An Eater
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Zapping
Zapping
2000 · Cristian Mungiu
In the Mood for Love 2001
In the Mood for Love 2001
2025 · Wong Kar-Wai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher → USA

His films like *Fight Club* and *The Social Network* dissect consumer culture, materialism, and the commodification of identity in modern society.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

Works such as *Parasite* and *Okja* critique class hierarchies, corporate consumption, and the exploitation inherent in capitalist systems.

Joachim Trier → Denmark

His provocative films like *Antichrist* and *Nymphomaniac* examine consumption of sexuality, power, and desire as manifestations of human compulsion and control.

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