THEME EXPLORATION

economic despair

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
1974 · Martin Scorsese
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
First Reformed
First Reformed
2018 · Paul Schrader
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Kara
Kara
2026 · Vignesh Raja
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Five Men in the Circus
Five Men in the Circus
1935 · Mikio Naruse
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
At Full Throttle
At Full Throttle
2021 · Miro Remo
La Belle Indifference
La Belle Indifference
2019 · Kıvanç Sezer
A Journey to the Fumigated Towns
A Journey to the Fumigated Towns
2018 · Fernando Solanas
A Sixth Part of the World
A Sixth Part of the World
1926 · Dziga Vertov
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Lars von Trier
Drifters
Drifters
2003 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Mikes Is Getting Married
Mikes Is Getting Married
1968 · Yannis Dalianidis
My Imaginary Country
My Imaginary Country
2022 · Patricio Guzmán
The Sea and You
The Sea and You
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' powerfully depict the struggles of working-class people crushed by economic systems and social inequality.

 Chloé Zhao China (based in USA)

Her film 'Nomadland' intimately explores economic precarity and the lives of those surviving on the margins of American capitalism.

 Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey

His meditative films like 'Winter Sleep' and 'Once Upon a Time in Anatolia' examine economic stagnation, moral decay, and human vulnerability in economically depressed regions.