grave desecration

His films explore psychological violation and desecration of the body and self, particularly in works like *Possession* and *Third Part of the Night*.

He frequently depicts the violation and disturbance of peaceful places and remains, using desecration as metaphor for hidden darkness, notably in *Mulholland Drive* and *Twin Peaks*.

His provocative cinema explicitly engages with violation of the sacred and bodily desecration as thematic material in films like *Antichrist* and *Dogville*.