THEME EXPLORATION

wealth inequality

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Crimson Gold
Crimson Gold
2003 · Jafar Panahi
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 · Martin Scorsese
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films document poverty and class struggle with unflinching empathy, exploring how economic systems fail ordinary people.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films use genre and dark humor to dissect class divisions and the moral compromises poverty forces upon individuals and families.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

A neorealist pioneer whose films like 'Bicycle Thieves' capture the desperation of working-class life and the dehumanizing effects of economic inequality.