THEME EXPLORATION

wealth and nouveau riche

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 · Martin Scorsese
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
The Christophers
The Christophers
2026 · Steven Soderbergh
Anima nera
Anima nera
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Benny’s Video
Benny’s Video
1992 · Michael Haneke
Crane
Crane
1988 · Kon Ichikawa
El gran calavera
El gran calavera
1949 · Luis Buñuel
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
La corruzione (la Corruption/Corruption
La corruzione (la Corruption/Corruption
1963 · Mauro Bolognini
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
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman
1970 · Yannis Dalianidis
Ignasi M.
Ignasi M.
2013 · Ventura Pons
La diosa arrodillada/The Kneeling Goddess
La diosa arrodillada/The Kneeling Goddess
1947 · Roberto Gavaldón
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese United States

His films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Casino' dissect the moral emptiness and excess of nouveau riche characters consumed by greed and material obsession.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His masterpiece 'Parasite' and 'Okja' explore class inequality and the desperation of those seeking wealth, exposing the dark side of social climbing and economic disparity.

 Luchino Visconti Italy

His sweeping dramas like 'The Leopard' and 'Rocco and His Brothers' examine the decline of aristocracy and the rise of the nouveau riche with operatic grandeur and moral complexity.