His surrealist films systematically deconstruct class hierarchies and expose the absurdity of social pretense through dark comedy and visual metaphor.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder GermanyHe relentlessly explored how individuals perform class identity and the psychological violence of social climbing and disguise in capitalist societies.
Denis Villeneuve FranceHer films investigate power dynamics, colonial legacies, and the performative nature of class and race, particularly how bodies betray or conceal social position.