THEME EXPLORATION

urban working-class life

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently chronicle the struggles of working-class Britons against bureaucracy and economic inequality with unflinching realism and social advocacy.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

He portrays the emotional depths and humor of ordinary working-class lives through improvisation-based narratives that capture authentic human experience.

 Chloé Zhao China (based in USA)

Her films explore marginalized urban and rural workers navigating precarious economic conditions with poetic sensitivity and documentary-like authenticity.