fame and celebrity

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' dissects the dark underbelly of Hollywood fame and the psychological destruction it inflicts on aging celebrities.

Films like 'The Social Network' and 'Gone Girl' explore how obsessive media attention and public perception distort identity and morality in the age of celebrity.

'Day for Night' penetrates the artifice of filmmaking and stardom, revealing the gap between cinematic illusion and the vulnerable humans creating it.