Il Capitale - Umano

Reviewers describe it as a "drama of ambition and the bottomless emptiness it cannot fill," highlighting the "selfish nature" of characters who have much but always want more. Critical Reception Цена человека - Википедия

The 2013 Italian film (Human Capital), directed by Paolo Virzì, is a sharp, multi-perspective thriller that examines the moral decay of a society obsessed with wealth and status. Based on Stephen Amidon’s American novel, Virzì successfully transposes the story to the affluent suburbs of Brianza, Northern Italy, turning a local crime mystery into a broader indictment of the modern financial world. Plot Structure and Narrative Il capitale umano

Set against the onset of a financial crisis, it portrays a world where relationships are transactional and everyone is looking for an "in" or an exit strategy. Reviewers describe it as a "drama of ambition

Centers on the wife of a wealthy hedge fund manager, a woman who feels "bored and lonely," seeking purpose through a misguided attempt to save a local theater. Plot Structure and Narrative Set against the onset

Focuses on an ambitious, middle-class real estate agent who desperately tries to buy his way into the upper class by manipulating his daughter's relationship with a wealthy family's son.