THEME EXPLORATION

social class infiltration

27 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
The Other Half
The Other Half
1919 · King Vidor
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
1943 · Mitchell Leisen
Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds
1965 · Mrinal Sen
China Is Near
China Is Near
1967 · Marco Bellocchio
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964 · Hideo Gosha
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
2005 · Joe Wright
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
2002 · Jia Zhangke
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Det regnar på vår kärlek
Det regnar på vår kärlek
1946 · Ingmar Bergman
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Don's Party
Don's Party
1976 · Bruce Beresford
Diary of a Nobody
Diary of a Nobody
1964 · Ken Russell
One Way or Another
One Way or Another
1977 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently expose class barriers and the struggles of working-class individuals navigating rigid social hierarchies.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His masterwork 'Parasite' is a direct examination of class infiltration and deception across social boundaries.

 Jacques Tati France

His satirical comedies explore the absurdities of class pretension and the collision between different social worlds.