THEME EXPLORATION

working-class life

26 films · 3 directors

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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
Bo Widerberg Sweden

Poetic humanism exploring working-class lives through lyrical visual storytelling and social conscience.

 Bruno Corbucci Italy

Irreverent comic storyteller blending satire with genre conventions and working-class humor.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

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