mother-daughter relationship

Her films, particularly 'Vagabond' and 'One Sings, the Other Doesn't,' intimately explore maternal bonds, generational conflict, and female relationships with poetic vulnerability.

She crafts psychologically complex portrayals of motherhood and filial tension, most notably in 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin,' examining maternal guilt and fractured connections.

His tender, observational films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Our Little Sister' delve deeply into how mothers and daughters navigate love, sacrifice, and familial bonds across generations.