delusion vs reality

His surrealist narratives blur psychological delusion with objective reality, most notably in Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead where dreams and waking life become indistinguishable.

His films like Perfect Blue and Paprika obsessively deconstruct the boundaries between fantasy, memory, and reality through mind-bending visual storytelling.

His psychological thrillers such as The Tenant and Repulsion trap protagonists in unreliable mental states where paranoia and delusion consume their grasp on reality.