THEME EXPLORATION

materialism and consumerism

21 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
1961 · Blake Edwards
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Édouard et Caroline
Édouard et Caroline
1951 · Jacques Becker
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
1975 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
La voce della luna
La voce della luna
1990 · Federico Fellini
Pickpocket
Pickpocket
1959 · Robert Bresson
The Seventh Continent
The Seventh Continent
1989 · Michael Haneke
Daisies (film)|Daisies
Daisies (film)|Daisies
1966 · Jennifer West
La diosa arrodillada/The Kneeling Goddess
La diosa arrodillada/The Kneeling Goddess
1947 · Roberto Gavaldón
Wake up Vassili
Wake up Vassili
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
Come on Roland!
Come on Roland!
1966 · Bo Widerberg
Love & Pop
Love & Pop
1998 · Hideaki Anno
The Earrings of Madame de...
The Earrings of Madame de...
1953 · Max Ophüls
Suntanned
Suntanned
1991 · Bruno Gaburro
The Rooster
The Rooster
1981 · Lasse Hallström
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like Fight Club and The Social Network dissect consumerism, capitalism, and the emptiness of material pursuits in modern society.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Parasite, Snowpiercer, and Okja critique class divisions and consumerism through darkly satirical explorations of capitalist systems.