marital neglect

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Saraband' anatomize marital dissolution and emotional abandonment with unparalleled psychological depth.

'8½' and 'Nights of Cabiria' explore the disconnect between spouses and the loneliness within relationships with poetic melancholy.

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Broker' subtly depict how family members drift apart despite physical proximity and shared history.