His films obsessively explore how industrial noise, ambient sound, and sonic discomfort create psychological dread and alienation in modern life.
Jacques Tati FranceHe uses excessive mechanical noise and the cacophony of modern urban environments as both comedy and social critique in films like Playtime.
Michael Haneke AustriaHis work weaponizes sudden, jarring sounds and noise to provoke audience discomfort and interrogate violence in contemporary society.