cyclical time

His films explore cyclical patterns of memory, desire, and spiritual renewal, particularly in works like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' where time becomes a labyrinthine, self-referential journey.

He obsessively structures narratives around temporal loops and circular causality, most explicitly in 'Memento,' 'Interstellar,' and 'Tenet' where cause and effect become cyclical.

His films embrace cyclical narrative structures and repetition as philosophical statements, particularly in 'Enter the Void' and 'Irréversible,' where time collapses into recursive patterns.