automobile journey

His films obsessively feature cars as vessels of American darkness and psychological unraveling, from the road trip nightmare of 'Inland Empire' to the haunting highways in 'Twin Peaks.'

He elevates the automobile journey to philosophical meditation, exploring existential themes through endless roads and car travel in works like 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wings of Desire.'

His films deconstruct the automobile as both metaphor and medium, using cars to explore freedom, capitalism, and narrative itself in works like 'Weekend' and 'Contempt.'