THEME EXPLORATION

middle-aged unemployment

21 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Yi Yi
Yi Yi
2000 · Edward Yang
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
2015 · Werner Herzog
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
2002 · Jia Zhangke
Daughters of the Late Colonel
Daughters of the Late Colonel
2026 · Elizabeth Hobbs
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit
1921 · Cecil B. DeMille
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
2007 · Jonathan Demme
La Belle Équipe
La Belle Équipe
1936 · Julien Duvivier
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953 · Kon Ichikawa
La Belle Indifference
La Belle Indifference
2019 · Kıvanç Sezer
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks
1997 · Bertrand Tavernier
Chorus
Chorus
1974 · Mrinal Sen
I Graduated, But…
I Graduated, But…
1929 · Yasujiro Ozu
Οι Επικίνδυνοι
Οι Επικίνδυνοι
1983 · Yannis Dalianidis
A Guy and a Gal
A Guy and a Gal
1975 · Lasse Hallström
Fun with Dick and Jane
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977 · Ted Kotcheff
Pete's Christmas
Pete's Christmas
2013 · Nisha Ganatra
Swayamvaram
Swayamvaram
1972 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan
The Honorable with His Lover under the Bed
The Honorable with His Lover under the Bed
1981 · Mariano Laurenti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' powerfully depict the struggles of working-class individuals facing unemployment and systemic economic hardship.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His works like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' sensitively examine how middle-aged characters cope with unemployment, economic desperation, and social marginalization.