THEME EXPLORATION

market exchange

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
Irma Vep
Irma Vep
1996 · Olivier Assayas
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
2026 · Yasuhito Kikuchi
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Autumn Moon
Autumn Moon
1992 · Clara Law
Charleston
Charleston
1927 · Jean Renoir
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Mao’s Last Dancer
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009 · Bruce Beresford
The Dragon Tamers
The Dragon Tamers
1975 · John Woo
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies
2015 · Steven Spielberg
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book
1995 · Peter Greenaway
My Love Ua Ua
My Love Ua Ua
1974 · Yannis Dalianidis
Under the Blue Sky
Under the Blue Sky
1959 · Mrinal Sen
Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ
Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ
2020 · Thomas Astruc
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Joel Coen
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973 · Kinji Fukasaku
China White
China White
1989 · Ronny Yu
French for Beginners
French for Beginners
2006 · Christian Ditter
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films critically examine how market forces and capitalist systems impact working-class lives and human dignity.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores how economic necessity and market pressures shape family relationships and moral choices in contemporary society.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His work interrogates commerce, transaction, and human value within systems of economic exchange and social inequality.