Tracing the thread…
His surrealist films systematically deconstruct social obligations and expose the absurdity of institutional duty through darkly comic subversion.
Jean-Luc Godard FranceHe consistently challenges narrative and social conventions, depicting characters who reject societal expectations and cinematic duty itself.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder GermanyHis melodramas explore characters trapped by social roles and expectations, frequently depicting their attempts to escape or undermine these imposed duties.