memory and recollection

His films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' explore memory as fragmented, poetic, and inseparable from time itself, blending personal recollection with philosophical inquiry.

He uses surrealism and narrative fragmentation in films like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Inland Empire' to interrogate how memory distorts reality and identity.

Pioneering works like 'Hiroshima mon amour' and 'Last Year at Marienbad' deconstruct memory through non-linear storytelling, questioning the reliability of recollection itself.