THEME EXPLORATION

sudden wealth and fortune

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
El gran calavera
El gran calavera
1949 · Luis Buñuel
Just Like a Woman
Just Like a Woman
1912 · D.W. Griffith
The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception
1935 · William Wyler
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
The Winner
The Winner
1996 · Alex Cox
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 · Martin Scorsese
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
Anima nera
Anima nera
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
Benny’s Video
Benny’s Video
1992 · Michael Haneke
Crane
Crane
1988 · Kon Ichikawa
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
La corruzione (la Corruption/Corruption
La corruzione (la Corruption/Corruption
1963 · Mauro Bolognini
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady
1996 · Jane Campion
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Aar Paar
Aar Paar
1954 · Guru Dutt
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'The Apartment' and 'Sunset Boulevard' explore how sudden opportunity and wealth corrupt character and relationships in Hollywood and urban America.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Films like 'Parasite' and 'Memories of Murder' dissect class dynamics and the destructive consequences when characters encounter sudden fortune or social elevation.

 Martin Scorsese USA

His works including 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Casino' vividly portray the intoxicating rise and catastrophic fall of protagonists who acquire sudden wealth through morally dubious means.