wealth and dowry

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' expose the desperation of poverty and the human cost of economic inequality.

Films like 'Pather Panchali' and 'Charulata' intimately explore class divisions, marriage economics, and the constraints wealth places on social mobility and personal freedom.

His socially conscious cinema in films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' documents how economic systems trap families in cycles of poverty and dependence.