THEME EXPLORATION
workplace ambition
38 films · 3 directors
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DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder
Austria/United States
His films like 'The Apartment' and 'Sunset Boulevard' dissect the moral compromises and personal costs of climbing the corporate and entertainment ladders.
Masaki Kobayashi JapanIn 'The Human Condition' trilogy and 'Kwaidan', he explores how institutional ambition corrupts individual humanity and dignity.
Mike Nichols United StatesFilms like 'The Graduate' and 'Working Girl' examine ambition's allure and the anxiety of navigating hierarchies in modern institutions.