male ego

His films obsessively dissect masculine ambition, power, and the destructive consequences of male pride through characters like HAL, Alex, and Humbert Humbert.

He relentlessly explored male fragility, domination, and toxic masculinity within relationships and society, often portraying men as both perpetrators and victims of their own ego.

His films chronicle the rise and fall of charismatic men driven by ego—from oil tycoons to porn producers—revealing how masculine narcissism corrodes everything around them.