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Brassed Off (1996)
, 1h47Directed by Mark Herman
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Musical films, Political films
Actors Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor, Stephen Tompkinson, Jim Carter, Philip Jackson
Gloria Mullins has been sent to her old hometown of Grimley to determine the profitability of the pit for the management of British Coal. She also plays the flugelhorn brilliantly, and is allowed to play with the local brass band after playing Concierto de Aranjuez with them, the band is made up of miners from whom she must conceal her purpose. She renews a childhood romance with Andy Barrow, which soon leads to complications. It is later revealed during a confrontation between Gloria and the management of the colliery that the decision to close the colliery had been made two years previously, and that this was to have gone ahead regardless of the findings of her report; the report simply being a public relations exercise to placate the miners and members of the public sympathetic to their plight.
God's Own Country (2017)
, 1h44Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about immigration, Films about sexuality, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, LGBT-related film
Actors Josh O'Connor, Ian Hart, Gemma Jones, Melanie Kilburn
Johnny Saxby (Josh O'Connor) vit dans la ferme familiale du Yorkshire avec son père Martin (Ian Hart), diminué par un accident vasculaire, et sa grand-mère Deirdre (Gemma Jones). Son quotidien est marqué par le dur travail auprès des bêtes, des escapades solitaires au bar de la ville voisine et de brefs et froids ébats avec de jeunes hommes inconnus.
The Suicide Shop (2012)
, 1h30Directed by Patrice Leconte
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about suicide, Films about the labor movement, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Bernard Alane, Isabelle Spade, Kacey Mottet-Klein, Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Laurent Gendron, Éric Métayer
In a small city, everybody is sad. The Tuvache, a family with a father, Mishima, a mother, Lucrèce, a daughter, Marilyn, a son, Vincent... And Alan, the happy son, work in a "Suicide Shop", catering for those, who wish to die.
Fire with Fire (2012)
, 1h37Directed by David Barrett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about the labor movement, Disaster films
Actors Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, 50 Cent, Julian McMahon
Following a grueling day of work, firefighter Jeremy Thomas Coleman and his co-workers contemplate ending the day with a case of 35-year-old Scotch. When Jeremy enters a convenience store to buy snacks, he witnesses the clerk and his son being brutally murdered at the hands of Hagan, an Aryan Brotherhood crime boss. After Jeremy narrowly escapes with his life, police detective Mike Cella, whose old partner was murdered by Hagan while they pursued him in a different case, sees an opportunity to bring justice. Hagan is arrested and Jeremy identifies him in a line up; however, Hagan demonstrates that he knows full well that Jeremy is behind the two-way mirror by reciting Jeremy's full name, address and social security number.
The Patsy (1964)
, 1h41Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about the labor movement, Films about school violence, Harcèlement au travail
Actors Jerry Lewis, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, Keenan Wynn, Peter Lorre, John Carradine
A famous comedian perishes in a plane crash. Members of his management team, worried that they will be jobless, decide to find someone to take his place as their "meal ticket". Stanley Belt (Jerry Lewis) is a bellboy at their hotel and they decide he will become their next star.
The Molly Maguires (1970)
, 2h4Directed by Martin Ritt, Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Films about the labor movement, Political films
Actors Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Frank Finlay, Bethel Leslie, Anthony Zerbe
The Molly Maguires were a secret organization of Irish coal miners established in nineteenth century Pennsylvania to fight oppressive mineowners. Led by Jack Kehoe (Sean Connery), they plant dynamite to destroy plant shafts and equipment. As character James McParlan, Richard Harris portrays real life Pinkerton Detective James McParland who was employed to infiltrate the Mollies.
Me Two (2008)
, 1h27Directed by Nicolas Charlet
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Daniel Auteuil, Aurélie Matéo, Alain Chabat, Marina Foïs, Denis Maréchal, François Damiens
Gilles Gabriel, chanteur et ancienne gloire des années 1980 en plein come-back, est tué en voiture à cause d'une collision avec Jean-Christian Ranu, un petit comptable de la COGIP. Mais Gilles n'est pas « réellement » mort : son esprit a atterri dans le corps de Jean-Christian, qui ne comprend pas d'où vient cette voix dans sa tête. De son côté, Gilles n'a aucun contrôle sur les mouvements de son hôte. Gilles et Jean-Christian vont vite se rendre à l'évidence qu'ils n'ont rien en commun, sauf ce corps à partager. C'était déjà compliqué chacun de son côté… alors maintenant, dans la même personne…
XXL (1997)
, 1h35Directed by Ariel Zeitoun
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Michel Boujenah, Gérard Depardieu, Elsa Zylberstein, Catherine Jacob, Gina Lollobrigida, Maurice Chevit
Alain Berrebi directs with his sister Lorène, a company of ready-to-wear in the Path. Their business is booming to the point to consider acquiring a nearby shop. Fortunately, it belongs to David Stern, the father of his fiancée Arlette. The case seems about to arrive when Mr. Stern learns that Baptiste Bourdalou, who once saved his life from death camps during World War II, has died ...
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.
Paris Follies (2014)
, 1h36Directed by Marc Fitoussi
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Michael Nyqvist, Pio Marmaï, Audrey Dana, Anaïs Demoustier
Brigitte Lecanu lives on the countryside as the wife of a cattle breeder. During a party at the neighbour's Brigitte gets to know a younger man from Paris who adores her. Feeling flattered she pretends to have to visit a dermatologist in Paris. After her devotee has disappointed her she begins an affair with a Danish businessman. Her husband Xavier follows her to Paris, hoping to save their marriage.
Discount (2015)
, 1h35Directed by Louis-Julien Petit
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Olivier Barthélémy, Corinne Masiero, Pascal Demolon, Zabou Breitman, Sarah Suco, Yves Verhoeven
Subissant des conditions de travail difficiles et menacés de licenciement à cause de l'arrivée prochaine de caisses en libre-service, les employés d'un supermarché de type hard-discount décident de monter un magasin parallèle en se fournissant dans les stocks de leur employeur avec, entre autres, des marchandises devant être gaspillées du fait de la date limite de consommation et du modèle d'entreprise de la grande distribution.
Modern Times (1936)
, 1h27Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Paulette Goddard, Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann
Modern Times portrays Chaplin as a factory worker employed on an assembly line. There, he is subjected to such indignities as being force-fed by a "modern" feeding machine and an accelerating assembly line where he screws nuts at an ever-increasing rate onto pieces of machinery. He finally suffers a nervous breakdown and runs amok, throwing the factory into chaos. He is sent to a hospital. Following his recovery, the now unemployed factory worker is mistakenly arrested as an instigator in a Communist demonstration. In jail, he accidentally ingests smuggled cocaine, mistaking it for salt. In his subsequent delirium, he gets out of the jail. When he returns, he stumbles upon a jailbreak and knocks the convicts unconscious. He is hailed a hero and is released.
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990)
, 1h42Directed by Uli Edel
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about the labor movement, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Transgender in film, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young, Peter Dobson, Jerry Orbach, Stephen Baldwin
A group of prostitutes, union workers, and drag queens all lead difficult lives within an existence of drugs, crime and violence in a working class Brooklyn neighborhood.
Diary of a Chambermaid (2015)
, 1h35Directed by Antoine Santana, Benoît Jacquot
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Clotilde Mollet, Hervé Pierre, Rosette, Vincent Lacoste
Célestine, a young chambermaid who is much courted for her beauty, has just arrived to the French countryside from Paris to work for the Lanlaire family. Fending off her master's advances, Célestine also has to cope with Madame Lanlaire, who rules the household with an iron fist. There, she meets Joseph, a mysterious gardener, for whom she feels a fascination.
Matewan (1987)
, 2h15Directed by John Sayles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Rail transport films, Political films
Actors Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins
It was 1920 in the southwest West Virginia coal fields, and, as the narrator recalls, "things were tough." In response to efforts by miners to organize into a labor union, the Stone Mountain Coal Company announces it will cut the pay miners receive, and will be importing replacement workers into town to replace those who join the union. The new workers are African Americans from Alabama and are coming in on the train, but the train is stopped outside town and the black men are told to get off. Derided as "scabs", they are then attacked by the local miners, but manage to get back on the train and continue their journey.