mental health struggles

His films like 'Black Swan' and 'The Fountain' viscerally depict psychological unraveling, obsession, and existential despair through experimental cinematography.

He explores depression, trauma, and mental breakdown with unflinching intensity in works like 'Antichrist' and 'Melancholia,' often making the viewer complicit in suffering.

His surreal, unsettling films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' examine psychological alienation, dysfunction, and emotional detachment through darkly absurd narratives.