A village widow with a dream of becoming a clothing designer works for a wealthy single man in Mumbai where his growing love for her causes her to leave.
The White Tiger (2020)
Horatio Alger would not approve of poor Balram’s means of rising from his low status as driver for a corrupt Indian family to wealthy entrepreneur.
Roma (2018)
Set in Roma, a section of Mexico City, this is the story of Cleo a servant of a well-off family that is under crisis, even as Cleo & the country are suffering.
Victoria and Abdul (2017)
A lowly Indian clerk, chosen to present a special coin to Queen Victoria, catches her eye & becomes her confidant & teacher, despite the jealousy of her court.
The Fourth Wiseman (1985)
The 4th wise man who, arriving too late to give his gifts to the Christ Child, keeps on searching for the rest of his life, using his gifts to help others.
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Black Cecil Gaines, serving as a butler at the White House, endures racism but sees the growing civil rights movement advance the status of his