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THEME EXPLORATION

urban working class

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
1977 · John Badham
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films authentically document the struggles of working-class British communities against systemic inequality and economic hardship.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

He creates intimate character studies of ordinary urban working-class people, exploring their daily lives, relationships, and social anxieties with compassion.

Chloé Zhao → China/United States

Her films follow marginalized working-class individuals navigating economic precarity and displacement in contemporary America with poetic realism.

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