addiction to performance

His films like *Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* obsessively explore characters consumed by their craft, blurring the line between artistic dedication and psychological destruction.

He examines performance as a form of control and manipulation, dissecting how people perform identities in works like *The Seventh Continent* and *Funny Games*.

His films probe the addictive nature of theatrical and cinematic performance as a means of escaping or confronting reality, particularly in *A Short Film About Love* and *Three Colors* trilogy.