cyclical time

His films like *Stalker* and *Mirror* explore time as a layered, recursive experience where past, present, and memory collapse into cyclical patterns.

*The Tree of Life* and *A Hidden Life* employ cyclical structures of nature and human experience, where moments repeat across geological and personal timescales.

Her films examine repetitive routines and seasonal cycles as windows into human resilience, most notably in *The Rider* and *Nomadland*.