mutual resentment

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'The Seventh Seal' dissect the corrosive resentment that builds between people through intimate psychological conflict.

His raw, improvisational style in films like 'A Woman Under the Influence' captures the festering resentment and dysfunction within relationships with unflinching honesty.

His cold, methodical explorations in films like 'The Piano Teacher' and 'Funny Games' expose the deep-seated mutual contempt and violence underlying human connections.