His films obsessively explore money, power, and the corrupting influence of capital through the lives of gangsters, traders, and ambitious men willing to sacrifice everything for financial gain.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder GermanyHe dissected capitalism, class systems, and economic exploitation with brutal intensity, showing how financial dependence destroys relationships and individual autonomy.
Agnès Varda FranceHer documentaries and narratives deeply examine poverty, economic inequality, and the human cost of lacking financial security with compassion and poetic insight.