work and ambition

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' dissect the moral compromises and personal costs of ambition in Hollywood and corporate America.

Through films like 'Raging Bull' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' he explores how obsessive ambition drives characters to self-destruction and moral bankruptcy.

His works examine how work obligations and societal ambitions conflict with human relationships and personal fulfillment, particularly in 'After the Storm' and 'Shoplifters.'