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His masterpiece 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' remains the definitive cinematic exploration of institutional power dynamics and individual freedom within psychiatric systems.

His provocative films like 'Salò' and documentaries challenged institutional control and social conformity, consistently interrogating how systems dehumanize their subjects.

His body horror films and psychological thrillers obsessively examine mental breakdown, institutional confinement, and the fragility of sanity through deeply visceral imagery.