mistress narrative

His films obsessively explore infidelity, jealousy, and the psychology of mistresses within bourgeois marriages, particularly in works like *La Femme Infidèle* and *Unfaithful*.

His melodramas probe destructive romantic entanglements and power dynamics between lovers with unflinching intensity, especially in *The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant* and *Ali: Fear Eats the Soul*.

His vibrant films center female desire, forbidden relationships, and the complex emotional landscapes of mistresses and lovers caught in tangled romantic narratives, as seen in *Live Flesh* and *The Skin I Live In*.