THEME EXPLORATION

real estate speculation

17 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Summer Hours
Summer Hours
2008 · Olivier Assayas
La Belle noiseuse
La Belle noiseuse
1991 · Jacques Rivette
Home to Danger
Home to Danger
1951 · Terence Fisher
Le mani sulla città
Le mani sulla città
1963 · Francesco Rosi
Saved From Himself
Saved From Himself
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Dark Half
The Dark Half
1993 · George A. Romero
My Young Auntie
My Young Auntie
1981 · Kar-leung Lau
Bad Trip
Bad Trip
2021 · Kitao Sakurai
The Dyatlov Pass Incident
The Dyatlov Pass Incident
2013 · Renny Harlin
Cops vs. Thugs
Cops vs. Thugs
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
House with a Good View 2
House with a Good View 2
2015 · Gyeong Seok-Ho
Ju-on: The Curse 2
Ju-on: The Curse 2
2000 · Takashi Shimizu
New Dubai
New Dubai
2014 · Gustavo Vinagre
Overheard 3
Overheard 3
2014 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Royal Rendezvous
Royal Rendezvous
2023 · Christine Luby
The Devil's Deal
The Devil's Deal
2023 · Lee Tae-won
The Doll
The Doll
1919 · Ernst Lubitsch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His film 'Playtime' critiques modernist urban development and the commercialization of urban space through architectural satire.

 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan

His works like 'Rebels of the Neon God' and 'What Time Is It There?' explore urban decay, gentrification, and the loss of community spaces in rapidly developing Asian cities.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His film 'Funny Games' and essays on cinema examine how capitalism and real estate development create isolated, vulnerable spaces in contemporary society.