class and servitude

His films ruthlessly examine class hierarchies and sexual servitude, particularly in works like Salò where power structures are exposed through brutal social rituals.

He documents working-class struggle and systemic servitude to economic forces with unflinching realism, showing how institutions and poverty trap individuals.

His surrealist critiques of bourgeois society and class exploitation, especially in films like The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, reveal the absurd servitude underlying social hierarchies.