psychological disorientation

His surrealist narratives deliberately fracture reality and linear time to immerse viewers in dreamlike psychological disorientation, most notably in Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead.

He masterfully constructs claustrophobic psychological labyrinths where characters and audiences lose grip on reality, as seen in Repulsion and The Tenant.

His films use disorienting visual techniques, non-linear editing, and extreme content to deliberately disorient viewers and explore fragmented consciousness in works like Irréversible and Enter the Void.