Movies and TvShows featuring "textile-industry" theme.

A Woman of Substance follows the life of Emma Harte, a working-class woman who becomes a successful businesswoman in the textile industry. Set in early 20th century England, Emma's journey is filled with obstacles and challenges as she navigates through love, loss, and betrayal. Despite the odds, she manages to build a vast business empire and becomes a woman of substance.

The story follows Emma, a Russian woman married to a wealthy Italian businessman. She embarks on a passionate affair with her son's best friend, discovering her own desires and challenging the norms of her societal class.

In this classic British comedy, an inventor creates a fabric that never gets dirty or wears out. However, his invention threatens the profits of the textile industry and sparks a conflict between labor unions, capitalists, and scientists.

A film about Maija Isola, the designer of Finland’s most beloved fabrics. Her bold designs, which include classics like Unikko, Kivet, Kaivo and Melooni, were essential in creating Marimekko’s lifestyle universe. The film shows the secrets to the success of Maija Isola’s fabrics, the values at the heart of Isola’s globetrotter lifestyle, and the legacy she left us. The film is narrated by Maija Isola, as well as her daughter Kristina Isola. It takes us close to Maija as a person, artist, thinker and visionary through her letters. We also hear Armi Ratia’s thoughts on Isola both as an employee and as a friend.

Armi Ratia is the woman behind the legendary design company Marimekko and a worldwide celebrity. A theatre company has taken on the task of trying to portray the life and work of this complex person. The sets mainly consist of the well-known patterns that we all have grown to love. Armi is a brave, risk-taking businesswoman and her passion for her company repeatedly takes its toll on her employees, finances and family. The company grows while Armi's personal life is shaken by suicide attempts and turbulence. In Armi Alive!, Oscar-nominated film producer and director Jörn Donner portrays a fascinating woman with fervent ideas about the new Finnish man, her company, fabrics and clothes.

In 'Would I Lie to You?', a person seeks a job and pretends to be Jewish to improve their chances. They get caught up in a rivalry with a businessman and come up with a business idea involving the textile industry. Along the way, they experience cultural clashes, unwanted pregnancy, and falling in love.

The True Cost is a documentary that explores the impact of the fashion industry on the environment and human rights. It highlights the hidden costs behind cheap clothing, such as the exploitation of factory workers, environmental issues, and the consequences of globalized capitalism. The film uncovers the harsh working conditions of textile workers, the overcrowded landfills filled with discarded clothes, and the structural poverty caused by the industry. Through interviews with experts and footage from around the world, The True Cost exposes the dark side of the fashion industry and calls for a more ethical and sustainable approach to clothing production.

In this comedy movie, a group of individuals get involved in a hilarious mix-up when they attempt to operate a hypermarket as a front for money-laundering. Chaos ensues as they navigate the challenges of managing merchandise, dealing with the textile industry, and avoiding detection by authorities. Through their elaborate scam and clever tactics, they turn the hypermarket into a local blockbuster. With elements of fraud and a touch of Jewish humor, this movie takes viewers on a rollercoaster of laughter and suspense.

Set in Turin, Italy in the late 19th century, The Organizer tells the story of a labor organizer who leads a strike in a textile factory. The film explores the struggles of the working class, the poor working conditions, and the fight for change.

Waiting for the Carnival (2019) is a documentary that explores the social issues and working conditions in a village in Northeast Brazil, specifically focusing on the textile industry and the physical work involved. It sheds light on the challenges faced by workers and their role in the Brazilian carnival.

The Rooster is a comedy romance set in Sweden during World War II. The story revolves around a working-class man who works at a textile factory and becomes a sex addict. He gets caught spying on women with binoculars and gets into various hilarious situations. The movie explores themes of class divide, friendship, and love.

The Promised Land is a movie that takes place in the 19th century in Lodz, Poland, during the industrial revolution. It follows the lives of a group of textile workers who face various challenges, including exploitation, adultery, and bankruptcy. The story explores themes of capitalism, inhumanity, and friendship.

Life at the Top (1965) is a drama film based on a novel, following the story of a socialite dealing with class snobbery, infidelity, and her struggles in life.

In 1812 there were violent disturbances in Yorkshire when new machines were introduced into the wool industry. This film is an interpretation of those events made in the style of a documentary.

In a Havana, shaken by Fidel's retirement, a young seamstress, trapped in a sweatshop job, dreams of designing beautiful dresses. Frustrated by her lazy, though adorable Cuban boyfriend, she meets a sophisticated ex-patriot Cuban-Venezuelan who dazzles her with a glamorous future. After many deceptions and surprises, Eva has to choose between the two men she loves. Hers is an unexpected decision... a humorous metaphor of Cuba's options for the future

This film is devoted to Algeria's vast equipment plan which has fostered the development of the ports of Algiers and Oran. The inauguration of new aerodromes, roads, the construction of dams and power stations, the development of coal production, the textile and metallurgical industry, the opening of canneries, as well as the phenomenal boom in production of wheat and wine.

Spring and Port Wine tells the story of a curmudgeon father and his rebellious teenage daughter as they navigate their dysfunctional family relationships in an industrial town in England. The film explores themes of obedience to authority, teenage rebellion, and the generation gap.

Travel back to late 18th century Lowell, MA, now infamous for its textile mills and its "Lowell Girls," the poor, barely-educated waifs who helped turn those mills into sweatshops.

Machines is a documentary that exposes the grueling working conditions in the textile factories of India, focusing on the hardships faced by the laborers who work tirelessly to produce the fabric we wear every day. The film sheds light on the often overlooked world of sweatshops and the exploitation that takes place within the textile industry.