humiliation

His films like 'Dancer in the Dark' and 'Antichrist' deliberately construct scenarios where characters face extreme psychological and physical humiliation as central narrative forces.

Works such as 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' systematically explore humiliation and degradation as tools to implicate and unsettle the viewer.

His provocative films like 'Irréversible' and 'Enter the Void' assault the viewer with scenes of social degradation and humiliation presented with unflinching intensity.