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10 Marxist Films for Philosophy Students

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&NewLine;<p>Marxism has a long history in film&comma; dating back to the earliest days of the Soviet Montage era in the 1920s&period; However&comma; Marxism covers a broad range of political ideologies and movements&period; For the sake of expediency&comma; we will focus on Marxist film theory and the principles of Marxist aesthetics when composing this list&period; But first&comma; let’s address an important question&colon; <strong><em>what are Marxist films<&sol;em><&sol;strong>&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">What is a Marxist Film&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In essence&comma; a Marxist film is simply a film in which Marxist ideas are represented as a vital part of the narrative or visual style&period; To better understand Marxist films&comma; we must look at the tenets of Marxism&period; Again&comma; Marxism spans a wide range of philosophies&comma; but Marxist film theory and Marxist aesthetics provide a more focused vision of Marxism in film&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Marxism originated from the writings and teachings of two German philosophers&comma; Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels&period; As a brief overview&comma; Marx and Engels sought to evaluate society and history through an economic lens&period; In his seminal work&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;marxists&period;org&sol;archive&sol;marx&sol;works&sol;download&sol;pdf&sol;Manifesto&period;pdf"><em>The Communist Manifesto<&sol;em><&sol;a> &lpar;1848&rpar;&comma; Marx defined two distinct classes within society&colon; the bourgeoisie and the proletariat&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Marxist Theory<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Marxist political theory views history as a constant struggle between these two classes&period; The bourgeoisie is the capitalist class that owns the wealth and the means of production&period; Alternatively&comma; the proletariat is the working class that provides the labor in a capitalist system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In the ideal Marxist society&comma; the proletariat owns the means of production&period; Capitalism&comma; which has its roots in the feudal systems of the past&comma; must fall and be replaced with production owned by the producers &lpar;workers&rpar;&period; Thus&comma; Marx and his contemporaries argue in favor of a Communist political revolution to overthrow the bourgeoisie&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The tenets above only scratch the service of Marxist theory&comma; but they should provide enough of an overview to understand the place of Marxism in film&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Marxist Film Theory and Aesthetics<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Marxist film theory is best represented in the works of Sergei Eisenstein and other Soviet filmmakers of the silent film era&period; Based upon the concept of the dialectic&comma; these filmmakers sought to form a structuralist film theory and method for production&period; This dialectic consists of two opposing points of view which&comma; when put together&comma; work to form a synthesis &lpar;a result that is greater than the sum of its parts&rpar;&period; Out of this theory&comma; the Soviet Montage movement was born&period; Editing became the foundation of structuralist film theory&comma; allowing filmmakers to juxtapose two images&comma; resulting in a synthesis of opposing ideas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; Soviet filmmakers were not satisfied with promoting Marxist theory through editing alone&period; They saw their work as the antithesis to the Classical Hollywood style of narrative that formed in the United States and other western countries in the 1920s and 30s&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In Classical Hollywood Cinema&comma; the story progresses through the actions of a singular protagonist&period; This focus on the individual stood in stark contrast to the ideals of Marxism&period; Thus&comma; Soviet filmmakers sought to tell stories in which the collective whole &lpar;the proletariat&rpar; moved the narrative forward&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This formed the basis of Marxist aesthetics&comma; or the theory that art should represent and promote Marxist theory&period; Marxist films do not aim to distort reality or the oppression of the working class&period; Rather&comma; they work to actively show reality&comma; while also promoting ways to improve society&period; Marx expounded upon the concept of dialectical materialism in his later work&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;marxists&period;org&sol;archive&sol;marx&sol;works&sol;1867-c1&sol;"><em>Das Kapital<&sol;em><&sol;a> &lpar;1867-1883&rpar;&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Defining Marxist Films<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>So&comma; now that we have a broad definition of Marxism&comma; it still begs the question&colon; <strong><em>what is a Marxist film&quest;<&sol;em><&sol;strong> To create a concise list&comma; including only those films that can unequivocally be considered Marxist&comma; the criteria are as follows&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list">&NewLine;<li>A Marxist film must work as an antithesis to Classical Hollywood Cinema in either visual or narrative style&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>Marxist films must promote the collective over the individual&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>Marxist cinema must present the struggle between classes and work to heighten class consciousness&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">10 Marxist Films for Philosophy Students<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This list of Marxist films will work in chronological order&period; The respective number of each film does not represent the quality or the degree to which the film qualifies as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Marxist&period;” With this list&comma; I hope to provide viewers with Marxist films from a wide range of countries&comma; directors&comma; and eras&period; In any case&comma; let’s take a look at 10 Marxist films for philosophy students&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">10&period; Battleship Potemkin &lpar;Sergei Eisenstein&comma; 1926&rpar;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;odessa&lowbar;stairs&lowbar;ukraine-battleship&lowbar;potemkine&lowbar;-1024x577&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Soviet Montage" class&equals;"wp-image-1998"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Though we could fill this list with Soviet Montage films &lpar;<em>October<&sol;em>&comma; <em>Man With a Movie Camera<&sol;em>&comma; etc&period;&rpar;&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B074WC8H6B&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B074WC8H6B&amp&semi;linkId&equals;0f40c425f384caea3388d74f15d33699"><em>Battleship Potemkin<&sol;em><&sol;a> is one of the most influential examples of Marxist Cinema from this movement&period; Set in 1905&comma; the film tells the story of sailors on board the Battleship Potemkin who rise up against the Tsar and his government&period; The group sets sail for Odessa&comma; where they display one of their dead comrades&comma; convincing the locals to join in their rebellion&period; In the film’s most famous sequence&comma; Tsarist foot soldiers march down the Odessa Steps&comma; killing civilians as they go&period; Though <em>Battleship Potemkin<&sol;em> shows the brutality of the Tsarist regime&comma; it also shows the capacity for people to rise up in solidarity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">9&period; Metropolis &lpar;Fritz Lang&comma; 1927&rpar;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;metropolis-012-800x430-1-1024x550&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Marxist films" class&equals;"wp-image-1999"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B016I7ITKG&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B016I7ITKG&amp&semi;linkId&equals;68559422bf5d34abc2362951363f765e"><em>Metropolis<&sol;em><&sol;a> is one of the most famous films of German Expressionism&comma; a movement in which inner feelings and emotions were given precedence over realistic depictions&period; In <em>Metropolis<&sol;em>&comma; Fritz Lang creates a futuristic dystopia in which the underground laborers work tirelessly to keep the industrial city of Metropolis running smoothly&period; When a machine explodes&comma; killing many workers&comma; a plan is hatched to free the workers and close the gap between the proletariat below and the rich industrialists above&period; Metropolis is also an early example of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;2017&sol;11&sol;27&sol;10-lesser-known-postmodern-films&sol;">Postmodernism in cinema<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">8&period; Rome&comma; Open City &lpar;Roberto Rossellini&comma; 1946&rpar;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;Rome-Open-City-1945-1280x720-1-1024x576&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Marxist films" class&equals;"wp-image-2000"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Critics celebrate <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B019D8BIDW&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B019D8BIDW&amp&semi;linkId&equals;f609277d7eb1593edaecec48b34f8e80"><em>Rome&comma; Open City<&sol;em><&sol;a> as one of the greatest works of the Italian Neorealist movement&period; Though the story centers on one character&comma; Giorgio&comma; it follows his efforts to collaborate with other Communists and Resistance fighters during Nazi occupation&period; Like all Italian Neorealist films&comma; <em>Rome&comma; Open City<&sol;em> aims to provide a realistic portrayal of working-class people&period; It also shows the brutality and cruelty of Fascist regimes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">7&period; La Terra Trema &lpar;Luchino Visconti&period; 1948&rpar;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;la-terra-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000-1024x576&period;jpg" alt&equals;"The Earth Trembles" class&equals;"wp-image-2001"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Another classic of Italian Neorealism&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B01MEDENKN&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B01MEDENKN&amp&semi;linkId&equals;d6d25a5ce85541c7f76c5e9b6d88df01"><em>La Terra Trema<&sol;em><&sol;a> &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Earth Trembles”&rpar;&comma; tells the story of a family of fishermen in Sicily&period; Having been exploited by the local wholesalers for years&comma; the family decides to go into business for themselves&period; However&comma; tragedy strikes when a storm destroys their boat and their hope for independence&period; The remainder of the film chronicles their spiral into despair&comma; as they struggle to make ends meet in the face of insurmountable economic forces&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>» You Might Like&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;18&sol;trainspotting-analysis-and-the-dilemma-of-scottish-national-identity&sol;">Trainspotting and the Dilemma of Scottish National Identity<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">6&period; Salt of the Earth &lpar;Herbert J&period; Biberman&comma; 1954&rpar;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;salt-of-the-earth-main-1024x537&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Salt of the Earth 1954" class&equals;"wp-image-2002"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Herbert Biberman’s <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B010PRZKTI&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B010PRZKTI&amp&semi;linkId&equals;e8927c07792bb99ac551ff512961dc6f"><em>Salt of the Earth<&sol;em><&sol;a> was originally blacklisted by the Hollywood establishment for its promotion of Communist politics&period; Echoing the style of Italian Neorealism&comma; the film portrays Mexican-American miners striking against the Delaware Zinc Company in New Mexico&period; The union faces opposition from both the company and the local police&period; <em>Salt of the Earth<&sol;em> is not only one of the few early American films to promotes Marxist concepts&comma; but also one of the first to incorporate feminist film theory&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">5&period; The Battle of Algiers &lpar;Gillo Pontecorvo&comma; 1966&rpar;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;unnamed-1-1024x534&period;jpg" alt&equals;"The Battle of Algiers" class&equals;"wp-image-2003"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B00ADHOZWY&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B00ADHOZWY&amp&semi;linkId&equals;e2930ff006c5949d4053db7be5abdd14"><em>The Battle of Algiers<&sol;em><&sol;a> is shot in a pseudo-documentary style&comma; with many non-actors reenacting events from the Algerian War&period; It tells the story of a group of rebels who rebel against the French government in North Africa&period; While Pontecorvo remains neutral in his portrayal of both the Algerian rebels and French authorities&comma; <em>The Battle of Algiers<&sol;em> highlights the struggle of oppressed groups and accurately depicts guerilla warfare&period;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">4&period; Weekend &lpar;Jean Luc Godard&comma; 1967&rpar;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;weekend-1024x591&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Godard Marxism" class&equals;"wp-image-1996"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Jean Luc Godard incorporated Marxist film theory in many films spanning several decades&comma; but <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B008Y5OW70&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B008Y5OW70&amp&semi;linkId&equals;23cb6c97bc532a73929a1b4e110fd511"><em>Weekend<&sol;em><&sol;a> exemplifies Marxism in film in both its narrative and visual style&period; In the film&comma; a borgeous couple&comma; Roland and Corinne&comma; travel to Corinne’s parents’ house to secure her inheritance&period; They encounter many strange characters and situations along the way&period; When they are unable to get the funds from Corinne’s mother&comma; they resort to murder&comma; only to be confronted by a cannabalistic group of revolutionaries&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">3&period; Fight Club &lpar;David Fincher&comma; 1999&rpar;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;fight-destacada-1024x527&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Marxist films" class&equals;"wp-image-2004"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B003MAQM6Q&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B003MAQM6Q&amp&semi;linkId&equals;4e2a090d89c6af5f0117ff0dc644bbd5"><em>Fight Club<&sol;em><&sol;a>&comma; a white-collar worker decides to form a fight club with his new friend&comma; Tyler Durden&period; The club quickly grows as Tyler turns the club into an anti-capitalist organization known as Project Mayhem&period; Subsequently&comma; death and violence ensue as the protagonist struggles to control the organization&period; The film is often read as a critique of modern capitalism and corporate culture through its narrative and uniquely subversive visual style&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">2&period; House of Pleasures &lpar;Bertrand Bonello&comma; 2015&rpar;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;resized&lowbar;99263-houseofpleasure2&lowbar;68-15394&lowbar;t800-1024x534&period;jpg" alt&equals;"House of Tolerance 2015" class&equals;"wp-image-2005"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B006DUK1K0&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B006DUK1K0&amp&semi;linkId&equals;1b1beb966a54540503807ca0c89eb15f"><em>House of Pleasures<&sol;em><&sol;a> &lpar;also known as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;House of Tolerance” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;L&&num;8217&semi;Apollonide&colon; Souvenirs de la maison close”&rpar; chronicles the final days of a Parisian brothel at the turn of the century&period; The women of the brothel have no other options in life and must continue working to pay off their debts&period; Meanwhile&comma; the madame struggles to keep the brothel afloat as the landlord increases the rent&period; The film does not put particular attention on any one character&period; Instead&comma; it tells the collective story of women forced to give in to the whims of their bourgeois clients&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">1&period; Parasite &lpar;Bong Joon-Ho&comma; 2019&rpar;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;philosophyinfilm&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;1&lowbar;srs02GRgy-DuJJsrB7Zg5Q-1024x470&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Marxist films" class&equals;"wp-image-2006"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B07YM22YKW&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B07YM22YKW&amp&semi;linkId&equals;1a5c5beeb45c5ec554c1617d8e2cfa20"><em>Parasite<&sol;em><&sol;a> tells the story of a lower-class family as they slowly infiltrate a bourgeois household&period; First&comma; the son works for the wealthy family as an English tutor for their daughter&period; Then&comma; he recommends his own family members to fill different roles within the household&period; However&comma; as the story progresses&comma; the lower-class family struggles to hide their secret or their contempt for their employers&period; To add to their troubles&comma; the lower-class family must contend with a housekeeper who doesn’t want to leave her post&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Honorable Mentions&colon;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong><em>Marxist Horror Films<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Zombies and Capitalism <&sol;strong>&&num;8211&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B075DRS2Y4&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B075DRS2Y4&amp&semi;linkId&equals;9ea20dd161201bca6b27ba240fb360e6"><em>Night of the Living Dead<&sol;em><&sol;a> &lpar;George A&period; Romero&comma; 1968&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>The Horror of Capitalism<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;netflix&period;com&sol;"><em>The Platform<&sol;em><&sol;a> &lpar;Galder Gztelu-Urrutia&comma; 2019&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong><em>Godard Marxism<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Marxist Criticism<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B0006Z2NAO&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B0006Z2NAO&amp&semi;linkId&equals;8cfb4abb337a4650724bd106692cb96e"><em>Tout va bien<&sol;em><&sol;a> &lpar;Jean Luc Godard&comma; 1972&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Marxist Film Theory<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B006Y5E4QQ&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B006Y5E4QQ&amp&semi;linkId&equals;5f6c22a3737bfbea0acae1397128d073"><em>Film Socialisme<&sol;em><&sol;a> &lpar;Jean-Luc Godard&comma; 2010&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong><em>Marxism in Hollywood<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Marxism in America<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B088CWPQ9R&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B088CWPQ9R&amp&semi;linkId&equals;9b1244259be3e56f20cc2d4abbabe43d"><em>The Front<&sol;em><&sol;a> &lpar;Woody Allen&comma; 1976&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Corporate Culture<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;B07FN8STFS&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;qf&lowbar;asin&lowbar;il&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;mjones34880c-20&amp&semi;creative&equals;9325&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;B07FN8STFS&amp&semi;linkId&equals;35f71dd2229efadb4afa94db49d857a7"><em>Sorry to Bother You<&sol;em><&sol;a> &lpar;Boots Riley&comma; 2018&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>So there you have it&excl; These are the <strong><em>10 Marxist films for philosophy students<&sol;em><&sol;strong>&period; Naturally&comma; this is not a comprehensive list&comma; so if you think that there are other films that should be included&comma; feel free to leave a comment&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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