madness and mental breakdown

His films like Black Swan and The Fountain obsessively explore psychological unraveling and the fragility of the human mind through visually disorienting techniques.

He specializes in surrealist narratives that blur reality and madness, with Eraserhead and Mulholland Drive depicting fractured psyches and existential breakdown.

His transgressive films like Irréversible and Enter the Void use experimental cinematography to viscerally depict trauma, mental collapse, and descent into chaos.