captivity and return

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' explore spiritual captivity and the human yearning for transcendence and return to fundamental truths.

Works such as 'The Thin Red Line' and 'The New World' contemplate captivity within society and nature, alongside quests for spiritual liberation and belonging.

His pessimistic, immersive films like 'Sátántangó' depict characters trapped in cycles of despair and delusion, with fragile possibilities of redemption and return.