rogue experiments

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' depict scientists and protagonists as unwilling subjects of transgressive biological experiments.

His surreal narratives in 'Eraserhead' and 'Twin Peaks' explore psychological experimentation and the violation of human consciousness by unseen forces.

His films like 'Irréversible' and 'Love' conduct radical formal experiments on narrative structure and viewer perception itself as a form of cinematic provocation.