schoolmaster

His semi-autobiographical film 'The 400 Blows' and 'Small Change' explore the complex relationships between schoolmasters and students with intimate psychological depth.

His masterpiece 'If....' presents a scathing critique of the schoolmaster system and institutional authority through surreal and rebellious cinema.

His films like 'Kes' and 'Sweet Sixteen' examine how schoolmasters and educational systems shape working-class youth with raw social realism.