THEME EXPLORATION

financial sacrifice

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Timely Interception
A Timely Interception
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Happy Gilmore 2
Happy Gilmore 2
2025 · Kyle Newacheck
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
1945 · Michael Curtiz
The Good Provider
The Good Provider
1922 · Frank Borzage
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' explore how characters sacrifice their mental health, relationships, and autonomy for family obligations and social acceptance.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His work, particularly 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker', examines how individuals make moral and personal sacrifices out of economic necessity and love.

 Lars von Trier Denmark

His films like 'Breaking the Waves' and 'Dogville' depict protagonists who endure extreme physical and emotional sacrifice, questioning the cost of devotion and redemption.