sacrifice in relationships

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' unflinchingly examine the emotional sacrifices and psychological costs demanded by intimate relationships.

Through visual poetry in films like '2046' and 'In the Mood for Love,' he portrays the bittersweet sacrifices lovers make when duty, timing, or circumstance prevents union.

His provocative films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' explore how relationships demand impossible moral and personal sacrifices from those bound together.