mental institution

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

He examines mental fragmentation and institutional confinement through visceral psychological horror, particularly in films like 'Videodrome' and 'The Fly.'

His filmography obsessively deconstructs social institutions and psychological imprisonment, with institutional critique woven throughout works like 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.'