personal confidence

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Barbie' intimately explore female self-discovery and the courage required to forge one's own identity against external pressures.

His works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' examine how individuals assert agency and confidence within oppressive or surreal social systems.

Her films like 'Beau Travail' and 'High Life' probe the fragility and resilience of human confidence through bodies, desire, and isolation in extreme circumstances.