conflicted loyalty

His films dissect how individuals are torn between complicity in systemic violence and personal morality, particularly in works like *Funny Games* and *The Seventh Continent*.

He captures characters caught between romantic devotion and betrayal, duty and desire, explored through melancholic narratives in films like *In the Mood for Love* and *2046*.

He explores power dynamics and conflicted bonds between characters trapped in systems of control and manipulation, as seen in *The Killing of a Sacred Deer* and *The Favourites*.