mother-son relationship

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Our Little Sister' intimately explore familial bonds and the complexities of motherhood with profound tenderness.

He examines psychological mother-son dynamics with intensity in films like 'The Wrestler' and 'mother!' where maternal relationships drive the narrative's emotional core.

His distinctive style interrogates unconventional family structures and mother-son relationships through darkly surreal and provocative cinema in works like 'Killing of a Sacred Deer.'