THEME EXPLORATION

economic influence

40 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
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
American History X
American History X
1998 · Tony Kaye
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
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
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Kara
Kara
2026 · Vignesh Raja
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Yellow Letters
Yellow Letters
2026 · İlker Çatak
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently examine how economic systems and class structures determine individual destinies, particularly for working-class and vulnerable populations.

 Wim Wenders China

His films critique the social and moral consequences of rapid economic transformation and capitalist development on traditional communities.