memory and deception

His films like *Memento* and *Inception* directly interrogate the unreliability of memory and the blurred line between reality and deception through fractured narratives and psychological complexity.

He explores memory distortion and deceptive realities through dreamlike narratives and non-linear storytelling, most prominently in *Mulholland Drive* and *Eraserhead*.

His films examine how families construct and reconstruct memories through small deceptions, with *After the Storm* and *Shoplifters* revealing how people use selective memory to maintain emotional bonds.