maternal inheritance

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' obsessively explore maternal absence, trauma, and the psychological weight of motherhood on family bonds.

Works such as 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Girlhood' delicately examine maternal relationships, generational female connection, and the transmission of identity between women.

Films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Our Little Sister' profoundly interrogate biological versus emotional motherhood, family legacy, and what truly constitutes maternal inheritance.