We bring together eleven films that explore the many faces of money. From the gold rush and Wall Street to the struggle for a job or a better life: money is never just a means of payment.
Never before has money seemed so prominently present in our daily lives. From sky-high housing costs and growing wealth inequality to the power of financial markets: money increasingly determines who gets opportunities, who is left behind, and how much a human life seems to be worth. Money is never merely a means of payment, but also a source of desire, power, corruption, inequality, and hope. The subject has also occupied filmmakers for more than a century.
With films by Robert Bresson, Akira Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese, Bong Joon-ho, Hirokazu Koreeda, and Sam Raimi, among others, this program shows how money functions as a financial system, a moral force, a social order, and a means of survival. From biting satires and nerve-wracking thrillers to social realist dramas and timeless classics, the film program Show Me The Money! offers a multifaceted look at a subject that touches us all.
