THEME EXPLORATION

social ambition

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
1951 · Vincente Minnelli
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
La escopeta nacional
La escopeta nacional
1978 · Luis García Berlanga
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen
2002 · Ken Loach
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The Empress Yang Kwei Fei
The Empress Yang Kwei Fei
1955 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
The Traveler
The Traveler
1974 · Abbas Kiarostami
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Crimson Gold
Crimson Gold
2003 · Jafar Panahi
Long Live the King
Long Live the King
2019 · Kang Sung Yun
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films like *Parasite* and *Snowpiercer* masterfully deconstruct class hierarchies and the desperation of social climbing in deeply unequal societies.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Through improvisational narratives, he intimately explores the frustrations and contradictions of working-class ambition and middle-class pretension.