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Boxcar Bertha (1972)
, 1h28Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Rail transport films, Political films, Road movies, Gangster films
Actors Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, John Carradine, Bernie Casey, Harry Northup
The story of Bertha Thompson (played by Barbara Hershey) and "Big" Bill Shelly (played by David Carradine), two train robbers and lovers who are caught up in the plight of railroad workers in the American South. When Bertha is implicated in the murder of a wealthy gambler, the pair become fugitives.
Dumb But Disciplined (1979)
Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Films about the labor movement, Harcèlement au travail
Actors Jacques Villeret, Michel Aumont, Michel Robbe, Kelvine Dumour, Catherine Lachens, Jean Martin
Jacques fait son service militaire. Souffre-douleur de ses camarades, effacé, timide, rond et maladroit, il est contraint d'accepter d'être le chauffeur d'une ambulance spéciale dans laquelle ont pris place un agent secret, Stévenin, et un faux malade mais vrai savant, inventeur d'un gaz mystérieux, que les autorités françaises veulent faire circuler discrètement à travers le pays.
Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
, 1h46Directed by Dany Boon
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about the labor movement
Actors Dany Boon, Kad Merad, Zoé Félix, Anne Marivin, Guy Lecluyse, Line Renaud
Philippe Abrams is the manager of the postal service (La Poste) in Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, in southern France. He is married to Julie, whose depressive character makes his life miserable. Philippe does everything to get a job at an office on the Mediterranean seaside to make her happy. As this favourable position will be granted to somebody who is disabled, Abrams decides to pretend that he is. However, the management finds out. As punishment, he is banished for two years to Bergues, a town near Dunkirk in northern France. Northern France – and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in particular – is considered "the sticks" – a cold and rainy place inhabited by unsophisticated ch'tis who speak a strange language (called "ch'ti" in local parlance, and "cheutimi" in the South). He has to spend his first night at Antoine's place, a co-worker of his. Philippe initially dislikes Antoine for his rude behaviour and because he thinks Antoine is gay (he found photographs of Antoine dressed as a woman, but they were taken during a carnival party). However, later in the film, Antoine and Philippe become best friends.
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.
Biquefarre (1984)
, 1h30Directed by Georges Rouquier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about the labor movement, Documentaire sur le monde paysan, Documentaire sur le monde du travail
Rouquier retourne, 38 ans après, sur les lieux du tournage de Farrebique, près de Goutrens, dans l'Aveyron (Midi Pyrénées, Massif central), continuant la saga de sa propre famille. Ici c'est le monde qui a changé, les cuisines sont maintenant habillées de formica, l'agriculture est en passe de devenir une industrie mais les personnages sont toujours aussi vrais.
Bird People (2014)
, 2h8Directed by Pascale Ferran
Origin France
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Josh Charles, Anaïs Demoustier, Roschdy Zem, Camélia Jordana, Radha Mitchell, Clark Johnson
Audrey, a student, works as a hotel maid. In the same hotel Gary Newman, an American business man visiting Paris deliberately misses his flight and decides to quit his job, divorce his wife and remain in Paris.
Directed by William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, William Heise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Charles Kayser
The scene is all filmed from a stationary camera. On screen is a large anvil with a blacksmith behind it and a striker to either side (portrayed by Edison employees). The smith uses a heated metal rod he has removed from a fire and places it on the anvil. All three begin a rhythmic hammering. After several blows the metal rod is returned to the fire. One striker pulls out a bottle of beer, and they each take a drink. Following this drink they then resume their work.
Bleu pétrole (2012)
Directed by Nadège Trebal
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about the labor movement
Le travail quotidien à la raffinerie de pétrole de Donges implantée en bordure de l'estuaire de la Loire.
Blind Shaft (2003)
, 1h32Directed by Li Yang
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Sun Haiying
Most coal mines in China are worked by migrant workers who are forced to endure back-breaking, dangerous work in order to send money home. Some of them have additional schemes of their own.
Blue Collar (1978)
, 1h54Directed by Paul Schrader
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Political films
Actors Harvey Keitel, Richard Pryor, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Bellaver, George Memmoli
A trio of Detroit auto workers, two black—Zeke Brown (Pryor) and Smokey James (Kotto)—and one white—Jerry Bartowski (Keitel)—are fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass. Coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, the trio hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
, 1h50Directed by Claude Faraldo
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Marie Dubois, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Paul Crauchet, Julian Negulesco, Michel Fortin, Marie Mergey
Bof... Anatomie d'un livreur est un éloge du droit à la paresse, décrivant la désertion du travail d'un livreur.
My Guy (2018)
, 1h43Directed by Marion Vernoux
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about disabilities, Erotic thriller films
Actors Nicolas Duvauchelle, Ana Girardot, Béatrice Dalle, François Rollin, Vanessa Guide, Jisca Kalvanda
Piotr est victime d'un choc frontal lors d'un accident de la circulation. S'ensuit une perte générale de son intellect. Après un coma suivi d'un traitement en milieu médicalisé, il va devoir se reconstruire au quotidien, entre les tentatives de remémorisation du passé et les nouveaux acquis qui constituent le processus d'une renaissance quasi complète. Le chemin pour y parvenir est semé d'embûches et de succès, d'espoirs et de désillusions, de joies mais aussi de peines assumées par son amie Marilyn, qui lui voue un amour intact et qui ne connaît ni résignation ni abandon.
Final Arrangements (2008)
, 1h41Directed by Michel Delgado
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Didier Bourdon, Marc-André Grondin, Bérénice Bejo, Gérard Depardieu, Chantal Neuwirth, Marthe Keller
Gabriel, jeune musicien au chômage, est recruté dans une entreprise américaine de pompes funèbres en tant que directeur commercial. Devant effectuer un stage pratique d'un mois dans l'une des agences de la société, il est accueilli par le directeur de celle-ci, Gervais Bron, qui officie dans le métier depuis 20 ans. Face à l'insensibilité de Bron vis-à-vis des familles des défunts, les relations entre les deux hommes vont être quelque peu tendues, d'autant que Bron convoitait le poste obtenu par Gabriel. De plus, ce dernier va avoir beaucoup de mal à avouer son nouveau poste à sa famille, ainsi qu'à Claire, sa nouvelle petite-amie, qui n'est autre que la petite-fille de Monsieur Froissard, un client dont l'épouse est décédée récemment.
Bovines (2012)
Directed by Emmanuel Gras
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Films about the labor movement, Documentaire animalier, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Films about cows, Documentary films about nature, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Film documentaire sur la vie des vaches, dans leur champ, sous la pluie, au soleil...
Brasier (2004)
, 1h45Directed by Arnaud Sélignac
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Emma Colberti, Olivier Sitruk, Éric Savin, Laurent Olmedo, Christine Citti, Thierry Neuvic
Le 1er août, dans le Var la canicule fait rage. À la caserne de Draguignan, les pompiers professionnels sont en alerte permanente car les départs de feu sont quotidiens.