73m; U.S.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.
Category Archives: Working Class
Brothers on the Line (2012)
A stirring portrait of the lives and legacy of the Reuther Brothers -Walter, Roy and Victor, pioneering labor leaders under the banner of the United Auto Workers Union. Directed by Victor’s grandson, Sasha Reuther and narrated by Martin Sheen, the film follows the brothers as they rise from militant shop-floor organizers to visionary statesmen in collective bargaining, civil rights and international labor solidarity. Brothers on the Line weaves the tale of one family’s quest to compel American democracy to live up to its promises of equality for all.
Director: Sasha Reuther, sasha@brothersontheline.com
http://www.brothersontheline.com
Porter Street Pictures
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2008)
83m; U.S.
Director: Nancy D. Kates, Bennett Singer
Synopsis: Biography of Bayard Rustin, a socialist and pacifist activist involved in labor struggles and who became a key adviser to Martin Luther King, Jr. (including serving as the lead organizer for the 1963 March on Washington). Film also explores the constant conflicts Rustin was forced into given treatment of homosexuals.
Contact: http://rustin.org/
Brother John (1971)
95m; U.S.
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Will Geer, Bradford Dillman
Synopsis (IMDB): A mysterious man John Kane (Sidney Poitier) who, when he returns to his hometown in Alabama for his sister’s funeral, is thought to be an outside labor agitator – until it’s revealed that he’s really a heavenly messenger. The plot revolves around a strike at the town’s big factory.
Bronco Bullfrog (1970)
86m; U.K.
Director: Barney Platts-Mills
Synopsis: Portrait of Working Class Youth in London in late 60’s.
Breyani and The Councillor (2006)
22m; South Africa
Director: Sally Giles & Fazel Khan
Synopsis: Struggle for decent housing/jobs in Durban, South Africa
Breaking Walls
Israel
Director: Yonatan Preminger
Synopsis: Follows Arab construction workers who begin to paint a mural. The film presents a hopeful picture in which walls between workers crumble. Beyond that, it shows a conservative society whose internal walls are being breached and aises important questions about the role of art in society.
Breaking Away (1979)
101m; U.S.
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid and Daniel Stern
Synopsis: A small-town teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl. Class conflict in a small town.
Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
U.K.
Synopsis: Five-part series for BBC television on the decline of the working class in the era of Margaret Thatcher.
Boxcar Bertha (1972)
88m; U.S.
Director: Martin Scorcese
Cast: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine and Barry Primus
Synopsis (IMDB): During the depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.
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