THEME EXPLORATION

labor and working class

31 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
1954 · Herbert J. Biberman
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Blue Collar
Blue Collar
1978 · Paul Schrader
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
El mégano
El mégano
1955 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Potiche (Trophy Wife
Potiche (Trophy Wife
2010 · François Ozon
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951 · Robert Siodmak
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
1954 · Elia Kazan
Breakout from Oppression
Breakout from Oppression
1978 · Kar-leung Lau
Rebellion of the Hanged
Rebellion of the Hanged
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Adalen 31
Adalen 31
1969 · Bo Widerberg
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Yi Yi
Yi Yi
2000 · Edward Yang
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently spotlight the struggles of working-class people against systemic poverty and injustice, with deep empathy and social realism.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

A pioneer of cinema who created revolutionary films like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' celebrating workers and labor movements.