family dysfunction and alcoholism

His raw, improvised films like 'A Woman Under the Influence' intensely explore family trauma, mental illness, and the destructive impact of alcoholism on intimate relationships.

Films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' deeply examine generational family dysfunction, grief, and substance abuse as manifestations of inherited psychological damage.

His socially conscious dramas such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' portray working-class family disintegration, poverty, and alcoholism with unflinching realism and empathy.