THEME EXPLORATION

independent business

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Female
Female
1933 · Michael Curtiz
My Cousin
My Cousin
2020 · Jan Kounen
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Inland Empire
Inland Empire
2006 · David Lynch
Sex is Comedy
Sex is Comedy
2002 · Catherine Breillat
A Woman of Osaka
A Woman of Osaka
1940 · Kenji Mizoguchi
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd
1967 · John Schlesinger
Foot and Mouth
Foot and Mouth
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
La escopeta nacional
La escopeta nacional
1978 · Luis García Berlanga
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
2009 · Ang Lee
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
1981 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Willow and Wind
Willow and Wind
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
King Kong
King Kong
2005 · Peter Jackson
Ode to Nothing
Ode to Nothing
2019 · Dwein Ruedas Baltazar
The Founder
The Founder
2016 · John Lee Hancock
Camelia
Camelia
1953 · Roberto Gavaldón
Laos and Kolonaki
Laos and Kolonaki
1959 · Yannis Dalianidis
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
1979 · Kar-leung Lau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently chronicle working-class struggles and the human cost of economic systems that marginalize independent workers and small business owners.

 Coen Brothers United States

They frequently explore themes of entrepreneurship, ambition, and the moral complexities of independent ventures through darkly comic and tragic narratives.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films examine small family businesses and independent livelihoods, exploring dignity, survival, and community bonds in contemporary capitalism.