legacy and inheritance

His films repeatedly explore how families transmit values, memories, and identities across generations, most profoundly in works like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker'.

He examines inherited trauma, family curses, and the psychological weight of ancestral patterns in films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar'.

Her cinema investigates colonial legacies, cultural inheritance, and how the past shapes identity in postcolonial contexts, especially in 'Chocolat' and 'High Life'.