biblical narrative

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Salò' deconstruct biblical and religious narratives with radical cinematic language and philosophical depth.

He repeatedly explores faith, sin, and redemption through biblical frameworks in works like 'The Last Temptation of Christ' and 'Taxi Driver,' interrogating religious morality.

His masterpiece 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and other films probe spiritual suffering and divine truth through intensely intimate, symbolic religious imagery.