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Sita Ramulu (1979)
Themes Films about the labor movement, Political films
Actors Krishnam Raju, Mohan Babu, Allu Rama Lingiah, Kaikala Satyanarayana
Debtocracy (2011)
, 1h14Origin Grece
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about business, Documentaire sur le monde du travail
Actors Fernando Solanas
Debtocracy (Χρεοκρατία (Chreokratía)) est un film grec documentaire sorti en avril 2011 de deux journalistes grecs : Katerina Kitidi et Aris Hatzistefanou. Le film traite principalement de la crise de la dette grecque de 2010, et prend pour exemple le cas de l'Équateur, et montre comment ce pays a réussi à s'en sortir grâce à un audit de sa dette et en répudiant une partie de sa dette. Les fondateurs du projet Debtocracy soutiennent que la Grèce doit suivre la même voie en commençant par créer une commission d'audit de la dette souveraine1 puis en sortant de l'euro. Ce film a connu un vif succès en Grèce. Près de 500 000 personnes ont visionné le film une semaine après sa sortie sur internet, plus d'un million quelques semaines plus tard. Le projet a été intégralement financé par des donations.
Roma (2018)
, 2h15Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about the labor movement
Actors Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira
Le film s'inspire en partie de l'enfance d'Alfonso Cuarón. Au début des années 1970, une famille aisée vit à Mexico dans le quartier Colonia Roma . Cleo est une des domestiques d'origine indigène de cette famille avec Adela. La famille est composée des parents Sofía et Antonio, des enfants Sofi, Pepe, Toño et Paco, et de Teresa, la mère de Sofía. Sofia est quittée par son époux. Les deux femmes, Cleo et Sofia, vont s'entraider.
Reprise (1997)
Directed by Hervé Le Roux
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Politique, Films about the labor movement, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Histoire de France
Le film est la relation de la recherche, 28 ans après les faits, de l'identité de Jocelyne, la jeune femme qui s'illustre dans La Reprise du travail aux usines Wonder.
Billy Elliot (2000)
, 1h51Directed by Stephen Daldry
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about children, Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Musical films, Political films
Actors Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Jean Heywood, Stuart Wells
The film is set in the fictional County Durham mining town of Everington Village during the 1984-85 UK miners' strike, and centres on the character of 11-year-old Billy Elliot, his love of dance, and his hopes of becoming a professional ballet dancer. Billy lives with his widowed father, Jackie, and older brother, Tony, both coal miners out on strike (the latter being the union leader), and also his maternal grandmother, who probably has Alzheimer's disease and once aspired to be a professional dancer. Billy's mother, Jenny, died on 2 December 1983, aged 38.
Night on Earth (1991)
, 2h9Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles
Actors Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Roberto Benigni, Lisanne Falk, Béatrice Dalle, Armin Mueller-Stahl
As evening falls, tomboy cabby Corky (Winona Ryder) picks up Hollywood executive Victoria Snelling (Gena Rowlands) from the airport, and as Corky drives, Victoria tries to conduct business over the phone. Despite their extreme differences socially, the two develop a certain connection. Sometime during the ride Victoria, who is evidently a talent scout or casting director, discovers that Corky would be ideal for a part in a movie she is casting, but Corky rejects the offer, as she has plans to become a mechanic.
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
, 1h26Directed by Václav Vorlíček
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about the labor movement, Children's films
Actors Libuše Šafránková, Carola Braunbock, Karin Lesch, Vladimír Menšík, Míla Myslíková, Petr Svojtka
The film stars Libuše Šafránková as the title character, a young woman who is put upon by her stepmother and stepsister. The film employs a twist, though, when a handsome prince comes knocking. Cinderella does not simply fall into the prince's arms. In this version, he must actively pursue the young woman who is a skilled sharpshooter prone to wearing hunting outfits. Cinderella also has three wishes at her disposal, gained from three magic nuts.
Daybreak (1939)
, 1h27Directed by Marcel Carné
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes La banlieue française, Films about the labor movement
Actors Jean Gabin, Jules Berry, Arletty, Jacqueline Laurent, René Génin, Bernard Blier
The film begins with foundry worker François (Jean Gabin) shooting and killing Valentin (Jules Berry). François then locks himself in his room in a guest house at the top of many flights of stairs. He is soon besieged by the police, who fail in an attempt to shoot their way into the room, as François barricades himself in.
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
, 1h58Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about the labor movement, Political films, Children's films
Actors Walter Pidgeon, Irving Pichel, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowall
The film opens with a monologue by an older Huw Morgan (voice by Irving Pichel): "I am packing my belongings in the shawl my mother used to wear when she went to the market. And I'm going from my valley. And this time, I shall never return." The valley and its villages are now blackened by the coal mines that fill the area.
The True Cost (2015)
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur le monde du travail
Actors Stephen Colbert, John Oliver
Dans The True Cost, Andrew Morgan examine l'industrie du vêtement — en particulier l'économie de la fast fashion — et la relie à la société de consommation, au capitalisme, à la pauvreté structurelle et à l'oppression.
El Norte (1983)
, 2h19Directed by Gregory Nava
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Films about immigration, Politique, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Lupe Ontiveros, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Trinidad Silva, Enrique Castillo
The writing team of Nava and Thomas split the story into three parts: Arturo Xuncax: The first part takes place in a small rural Guatemalan village called San Pedro and introduces the Xuncax family, a group of indigenous Mayans. Arturo is a coffee picker and his wife a homemaker. Arturo explains to his son, Enrique, his world view and how the indio fares in Guatemalan life, noting that, "to the rich, the peasant is just a pair of strong arms". Arturo and his family then discuss the possibility of going to the United States where "all the people, even the poor, own their own cars". Because of his attempts to form a labor union among the workers, Arturo and the other organizers are attacked and murdered by government troops when a co-worker is bribed to betray them—Arturo's severed head is seen hanging from a tree. When Enrique attempts to climb the tree that displays his father's head, a soldier attacks him. Enrique fights and kills the attacker, only to learn that many of their fellow villagers have been rounded up by soldiers. The children's mother too "disappears": abducted by soldiers. So, using money given to them by their godmother, Enrique and his sister Rosa decide to flee Guatemala, the land of their birth, and head north.
Blood of the Beasts (1949)
, 21minutesDirected by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Documentary, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Politique, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about animal rights, Documentaire animalier, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Political films, Documentary films about nature
Actors Georges Hubert, Nicole Ladmiral
Franju's film contrasts peaceful scenes of Parisian suburbia with scenes from a slaughterhouse. The film documents the slaughtering and butchering of horses, cattle, and sheep. The film is narrated without emotive language.
Final Offer (1985)
, 1h18Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about technology, Political films, Road movies
Sagina Mahato (1971)
, 2h28Directed by Tapan Sinha
Genres Drama
Themes Films about the labor movement, Political films
Actors Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Sumita Sanyal, Anil Chatterjee, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay
This is story of a tea estate labour leader in the north eastern region of India during the British Raj. Sagina Mahato fights for the rights of the labourers and has the courage to face the tyranny of the British bosses. He is helped by a young communist Amal who comes to the place to upraise the poor and downtrodden masses. Amal, an outsider, turned Sagina as a leader and thus alienated him from the mass by elaborating, appropriating, codifying, approximating his social hierarchy. The story by Gour Kishor Ghosh (first published in Desh25:12, 18 January 1958, reveals the problems of vulgar vanguardism from the Radical Humanist standpoint.
Think Global, Act Rural (2010)
, 1h53Directed by Coline Serreau
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, La mondialisation, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur le monde du travail
« Les films d'alertes et catastrophistes ont été tournés. Ils ont eu leur utilité, mais maintenant il faut montrer qu'il existe des solutions, faire entendre les réflexions des philosophes et économistes, qui, tout en expliquant pourquoi notre modèle de société s'est embourbé dans la crise écologique, financière et politique que nous connaissons, inventent et expérimentent des alternatives. »