His films like 'Jules and Jim' and 'The Man Who Loved Women' explore the disillusionment and emotional turmoil of men confronting aging, lost love, and unfulfilled desires.

'The Graduate' and 'Carnal Knowledge' are defining explorations of masculine anxiety, existential doubt, and the gap between youthful dreams and adult reality.

Films like 'After Life' and 'Like Father, Like Son' tenderly examine middle-aged men's regrets, mortality, relationships, and the weight of life's accumulated choices.