deception and pretense

His films like *Gone Girl* and *The Game* meticulously dissect psychological manipulation, identity fraud, and the masks people wear beneath civilized surfaces.

A master of the psychological thriller who repeatedly explored how ordinary people deceive through charming facades, particularly in *Les Bonnes Femmes* and *Story of Women*.

His films like *Shoplifters* and *The Third Person* gently reveal how families and communities maintain necessary fictions and perform roles to survive and preserve dignity.