Cassavetes crafts deeply emotional family dramas that prioritize raw human feeling over narrative restraint.
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Sidney Lumet·United States
His films like '12 Angry Men' and 'Serpico' explore the tension between individual conscience and systemic pressure through tightly constructed narratives.
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Yorgos Lanthimos·Greece
He examines moral ambiguity and ethical boundaries in absurd, unsettling scenarios that challenge viewers' judgment of right and wrong.