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THEME EXPLORATION

marriage and social mobility

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Une vieille maîtresse
Une vieille maîtresse
2007 · Catherine Breillat
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Daadi Ki Shaadi
Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
A Victim of Jealousy
A Victim of Jealousy
1910 · D.W. Griffith
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema, particularly in films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes', examines how economic barriers constrain personal relationships and upward mobility through marriage.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

Works like 'Shoplifters' and 'After the Storm' intimately portray how economic circumstances shape intimate relationships and the false promises of social advancement through marriage.

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