social class and pretense

His surrealist masterpieces systematically deconstruct bourgeois pretense and expose the absurdity of class hierarchies through darkly comic critiques.

He examines class divisions and social deception with profound empathy, exploring how ordinary people navigate poverty, shame, and the performance of respectability.

His socially conscious realist films unflinchingly document working-class struggles while exposing the hypocrisy and indifference of those in power.