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THEME EXPLORATION

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
Martin Scorsese → United States

His films like The Wolf of Wall Street and Casino obsessively examine the pursuit of wealth, moral corruption, and the intoxicating allure of fortune.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

Parasite, Okja, and Snowpiercer dissect class hierarchies and wealth inequality through darkly comedic and socially conscious narratives.

Wes Anderson → United States

There Will Be Blood and Inherent Vice explore ambition, greed, and the destructive consequences of pursuing wealth and power at any cost.

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