mental health and illness

His films like Black Swan and The Fountain obsessively explore psychological breakdown, obsession, and the fragile boundary between sanity and delusion.

He consistently examines depression, trauma, and existential suffering through intensely personal narratives in films like Antichrist and Melancholia.

His surreal, unsettling films like The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Poor Things probe psychological alienation, emotional dysfunction, and disturbed human relationships.