solitary confinement

His films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' dissect psychological isolation and the claustrophobia of confined spaces with clinical precision.

His meditative, introspective works such as 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' explore spiritual and existential confinement through elongated contemplation and isolation.

Films like 'Antichrist' and 'Dogville' trap characters in physical and psychological prisons, examining the breaking point of human consciousness under extreme confinement.