The Dirty of Pretty Things in Dirty Pretty Things
Relay, 2(1): 32-35, 2005
6 Pages Posted: 22 Jan 2020
Date Written: 2005
Abstract
This paper analyzes Dirty Pretty Things (2005), a film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Steven Knight. It examines how the film stages the struggles of immigrant workers for a better life in the global city of London and performs a subtle critique of the dirt of service-collar work in 21st century capitalism.
Keywords: film, social class, popular representations of capitalism, Stephen Frears
JEL Classification: Z10
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Mirrlees, Tanner, The Dirty of Pretty Things in Dirty Pretty Things (2005). Relay, 2(1): 32-35, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2495179
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