wealth and nouveau riche

His films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Casino' meticulously dissect the excess, morality, and corruption of nouveau riche characters pursuing unlimited wealth.

Works such as 'Parasite' and 'Mother' explore class conflict and the desperation of the poor against the wealthy, examining wealth's role in social hierarchy.

His surrealist masterpieces like 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' and 'Viridiana' satirize wealth, pretension, and the hypocrisy of the affluent classes.