aristocratic decay

His masterpieces like *The Leopard* and *Death in Venice* chronicle the inevitable decline of aristocratic families and the corruption of nobility through sensuality and moral compromise.

*Barry Lyndon* and *Eyes Wide Shut* expose the hollowness, decadence, and ultimate futility beneath aristocratic and upper-class veneer.

*Salò* and *Teorema* depict aristocratic depravity and the violent collapse of privilege through transgression and class corruption.