Pioneer of surrealist cinema who systematically challenged narrative conventions and rational thought through dreamlike, irrational storytelling.
Dziga Vertov Soviet UnionRevolutionary documentarian who rejected traditional filmmaking to create radical visual experiments using montage and the 'Kino-Eye' technique.
Jean-Luc Godard FranceGodfather of the French New Wave who continuously deconstructed cinema itself through fragmented narratives, self-reflexive techniques, and political intervention.