THEME EXPLORATION

domestic chores

23 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Was It Us?
Was It Us?
1990 · Robert Iscove
The Help
The Help
2011 · Tate Taylor
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
2026 · Mudassar Aziz
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Avalanche
Avalanche
1937 · Mikio Naruse
Colonel Bogey
Colonel Bogey
1948 · Terence Fisher
Docteur Popaul
Docteur Popaul
1972 · Claude Chabrol
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Reason, Debate and a Story
Reason, Debate and a Story
1974 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

She frequently examines domestic life and women's labor in the home, particularly in films like 'Vagabond' and 'The Gleaners and I,' celebrating overlooked everyday work.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious realist films deeply explore working-class domestic struggles and the invisible emotional labor of maintaining a household amid economic hardship.