THEME EXPLORATION

high society and social status

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
The Representative
The Representative
1964 · Mrinal Sen
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His films obsessively examine aristocratic decline and the corrupting nature of wealth and privilege through visually sumptuous narratives.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films penetrate class divisions and social hierarchies to reveal the human connections and economic vulnerabilities that transcend societal status.