Melodrama as high art: color-saturated tales of desire, female bonds, and bodies as vessels of memory.

Her films like 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Girlhood' center on intimate bonds between women, exploring desire, identity, and emotional connection across generations and social divides.

Films such as 'What We Do in the Shadows' and 'The Piano' depict women supporting each other through adversity and challenging patriarchal systems with collective strength.