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His films explore moral complicity and corruption through morally ambiguous characters who become entangled in schemes, most notably in 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'Double Indemnity'.

He repeatedly examines how characters become bound together through violence and crime, creating complex relationships of mutual culpability and loyalty across his filmography.

His works, particularly 'The Soft Skin' and 'Mississippi Mermaid', delve into intimate betrayals and how ordinary people become implicated in deception through desire and emotional entanglement.