Power & Money
Boardrooms, family empires and negotiation. The angle is psychological: how men hold status, and how they lose it.
Film · 1993The Remains of the Day
A lifetime of impeccable service, and the one conversation he never had.
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Television · 2018Succession
The best-dressed cruelty on television, in extremely quiet cashmere.
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Film · 2008Il Divo
A masterwork of political theatre, Sorrentino’s portrayal of Giulio Andreotti is a compelling study of power, isolation, and the indelible stain of history.
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Film · 1987Wall Street
A cautionary tale of ambition and avarice in 1980s New York, proving that some lessons, however sharply delivered, are perpetually misunderstood.
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Film · 2011Margin Call
A single, calamitous night in the life of an investment bank on the precipice.
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Film · 2015The Big Short
A darkly humorous and incisive account of the 2008 financial crisis.
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Film · 1992Glengarry Glen Ross
An unvarnished portrait of desperation in the cut-throat world of Chicago real estate, where men are made and broken by the monthly sales board.
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Film · 2016The Founder
Ray Kroc, a struggling milkshake machine salesman, transforms a small Californian burger stand into a global empire, illustrating the relentless, often ruthless, pursuit of ambition.
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Film · 1941Citizen Kane
The rise and fall of a publishing titan, a symphonic study of power, ambition, and the enduring enigma of a singular life.
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Film · 2007There Will Be Blood
An epic of avarice and isolation, chronicling the rise and fall of an oil magnate in early 20th-century California.
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Film · 2023Ferrari
In the summer of 1957, Enzo Ferrari faces bankruptcy, marital strife, and the pressures of the Mille Miglia, all while grappling with profound personal loss. Michael Mann brings his signature intensity to a pivotal moment in the life of a titan.
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Film · 1960The Apartment
Billy Wilder's 1960 masterpiece, a poignant and sharply observed commentary on corporate life and moral compromise, remains as relevant today as it was six decades ago.
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