burial rituals

His films explore spiritual transcendence and mortality through meditative imagery, culminating in works like Stalker and Nostalgia that contemplate death and remembrance.

His stark, allegorical cinema frequently depicts decay, death, and ritualistic human behavior as seen in Sátántangó and The Turin Horse, treating mortality as central metaphor.

His films like Post Tenebras Lux and Our Time blend indigenous Mexican rituals with existential meditation on death, corporeality, and spiritual transformation.