THEME EXPLORATION

servant life

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
Après le bal
Après le bal
1897 · Georges Méliès
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' explore the lives of society's most vulnerable and marginalized, examining dignity within servitude and economic precarity.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Through neorealist cinema, he documents working-class struggle and servitude with profound empathy, as seen in 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes.'

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films like 'Nomadland' and 'The Eternals' examine precarious labor, transience, and the quiet dignity of those in service economies.