THEME EXPLORATION

working class life

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
Me Before You
Me Before You
2016 · Thea Sharrock
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Accident
Accident
1967 · Joseph Losey
Godari Gattupaina
Godari Gattupaina
2026 · subash chandra
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Anni difficili (Difficult Years) (Luigi Zampa
Anni difficili (Difficult Years) (Luigi Zampa
1948 · Mauro Bolognini
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
1961 · Ritwik Ghatak
El
El
1953 · Luis Buñuel
Diary of a Nobody
Diary of a Nobody
1964 · Ken Russell
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Le Amiche
Le Amiche
1955 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Through the Olive Trees
Through the Olive Trees
1994 · Abbas Kiarostami
Intimate Lighting
Intimate Lighting
1965 · Ivan Passer
At Avrat Silah
At Avrat Silah
1966 · Yílmaz Güney
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Conjugal Warfare
Conjugal Warfare
1975 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Chengshi zhi ye
Chengshi zhi ye
1933 · Fei Mu
Jubiabá
Jubiabá
1987 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Dream Lovers
The Dream Lovers
1974 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently portray the struggles and dignity of working-class people through naturalistic storytelling and social realism.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

He creates deeply empathetic portraits of ordinary working-class lives, exploring their relationships, humor, and hardships with improvisational authenticity.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films examine class conflict and the exploitation of working people within capitalist systems with emotional intensity and formal innovation.