hallucination

His surrealist narratives blur reality and hallucination, most notably in Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead, where subjective consciousness becomes indistinguishable from objective truth.

He explores psychological deterioration and hallucinatory states through visceral filmmaking in Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream, immersing viewers in fractured mental realities.

His films like Repulsion and The Tenant dissect paranoia and psychological breakdown, depicting how hallucinations emerge from isolation and trauma to consume identity.