obsession with mortality

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Cries and Whispers' obsessively examine death, faith, and human finitude through psychological and spiritual inquiry.

His meditative, lengthy films such as 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' contemplate mortality, memory, and the fleeting nature of existence with philosophical depth.

His surreal works like 'Eraserhead' and 'Mulholland Drive' create nightmarish landscapes where death, decay, and existential dread pervade every frame.