art and collecting

His films obsessively explore cinephilia and the passion for collecting cinema itself, most notably in 'Day for Night' which celebrates the art of filmmaking as a form of collecting moments.

His entire body of work functions as a collection and curation of cinema history, pop culture, and visual art, treating filmmaking as an act of passionate collecting and recombination.

Films like 'Gone Girl' and 'The Social Network' examine obsession with collecting information, artifacts, and control, while his meticulous directorial approach mirrors the collector's precision and perfectionism.