Loss of Identity

His films like 'Black Swan' and 'The Wrestler' explore psychological fragmentation and the dissolution of self through obsession and performance.

His surrealist narratives, particularly in 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead', examine fractured identities and the blurred boundaries between reality and delusion.

Her films deconstruct personal and social identity through experimental storytelling, most notably in 'Vagabond' and 'The Gleaners and I', revealing how circumstances erase individual definition.