facial features

His extreme close-ups of faces, particularly in 'The Passion of Joan of Arc', capture the subtlest emotional shifts through subtle facial expressions and micro-movements.

His psychological dramas obsessively analyze human faces to reveal inner turmoil, consciousness, and existential struggle through prolonged, penetrating close-ups.

His slow cinema films use extended shots of actors' faces in stillness to explore alienation, desire, and the erosion of human connection in modern life.