entrapment and desperation

His films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' meticulously depict ordinary people trapped in inescapable situations of psychological and physical terror.

His visceral, non-linear narratives in films like 'Irréversible' and 'Enter the Void' trap viewers alongside characters in cycles of desperation and irreversible consequences.

Her works like 'Nomadland' and 'The Eternals' explore the quiet desperation of characters economically trapped and searching for meaning in systems beyond their control.