THEME EXPLORATION

wealth and temptation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan
1926 · D.W. Griffith
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
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 Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films obsessively explore the corrupting influence of wealth and the moral degradation that accompanies the pursuit of money and power.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

He masterfully examines class disparity and the dangerous temptations that arise when characters from different economic worlds collide.

 Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His cynical, noir-influenced narratives consistently depict how greed and seduction unravel characters' lives and moral compasses.