THEME EXPLORATION

mass production vs craftsmanship

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
El arte del tabaco
El arte del tabaco
1974 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 · Martin Scorsese
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
TON
TON
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Twin Peaks: The Return
Twin Peaks: The Return
2017 · David Lynch
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
A New Dawn
A New Dawn
2026 · Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Bruce Beresford
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Docteur M
Docteur M
1990 · Claude Chabrol
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
Casting Blossoms to the Sky: A Movie Document
2014 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist
2009 · Bertrand Tavernier
Kumbha Mela
Kumbha Mela
1989 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Messenger of Death
Messenger of Death
1988 · J. Lee Thompson
Wakefield Express
Wakefield Express
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
A Cock and Bull Story
A Cock and Bull Story
2005 · Michael Winterbottom
In Search of Famine
In Search of Famine
1981 · Mrinal Sen
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
1989 · Zhang Yimou
Kino-Pravda No. 11
Kino-Pravda No. 11
1922 · Dziga Vertov
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime
1984 · Lars von Trier
The Language of Persuasion
The Language of Persuasion
1970 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
1942 · Len Lye
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994 · Spike Jonze
Bad Girl Island
Bad Girl Island
2007 · Stewart Raffill
@ in the mood for love
@ in the mood for love
2001 · Wong Kar-Wai
Idol Seungha's R-Rated Film Shooting
Idol Seungha's R-Rated Film Shooting
2021 · Kim Ho
Sebbe
Sebbe
2010 · Babak Najafi
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
2015 · Vanessa Parise
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

Modern Times (1936) directly satirizes industrial mass production and its dehumanizing effect on workers through iconic imagery of assembly line conformity.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films consistently celebrate handcrafted beauty and natural artistry while critiquing mass consumerism and industrialization's environmental costs.

 Jacques Tati France

Playtime (1967) is a masterwork of meticulous handcrafted filmmaking that satirizes sterile modern mass-produced design through elaborate physical comedy and set construction.