tuberculosis and illness

Explored disease, decay, and physical/emotional suffering as metaphors for social ailments in works like 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' and 'World on a Wire'.

Directly confronted tuberculosis and illness in 'A Generation' and 'Ashes and Diamonds', using disease as a symbol of national trauma and moral decay.

Consistently examines illness, suffering, and bodily deterioration as central themes in films like 'Breaking the Waves' and 'Dogville', exploring pain as existential condition.