THEME EXPLORATION

wealth and decay

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
1976 · Martin Scorsese
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
2005 · Christopher Nolan
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He explores the melancholic decay of Hong Kong's wealthy elite and decadent urban spaces through visually lush but emotionally hollow narratives.

 Luchino Visconti Italy

His masterpieces like 'The Leopard' and 'Death in Venice' chronicle the inevitable decline of aristocratic wealth and the moral corruption accompanying material excess.