THEME EXPLORATION

poverty and idleness

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Qingtong & Kuihua
Qingtong & Kuihua
2026 · Chen Kun-hou
A Baby’s Shoe
A Baby’s Shoe
1909 · D.W. Griffith
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Annie
Annie
1982 · John Huston
Det regnar på vår kärlek
Det regnar på vår kärlek
1946 · Ingmar Bergman
I, Daniel Blake
I, Daniel Blake
2016 · Ken Loach
Los olvidados
Los olvidados
1950 · Luis Buñuel
Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly
1970 · Tony Richardson
Tauw
Tauw
1970 · Ousmane Sembène
The Cloud-Capped Star
The Cloud-Capped Star
1960 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Rats
The Rats
1955 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' document the desperation and idleness of post-war working-class poverty with devastating humanity.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' unflinchingly expose how poverty traps individuals in cycles of idleness and systemic neglect.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'After the Storm' explore how poverty and precarious living lead to moral compromise, displacement, and existential idleness.