corrupt clergy

Consistently satirized Catholic hypocrisy and clerical corruption across films like 'Viridiana' and 'The Exterminating Angel' with surrealist critique.

Explored religious corruption and moral decay of institutions in works like 'Canterbury Tales' and 'Salò', challenging institutional power structures.

Provocatively examined religious excess and clerical abuse in 'The Devils' and other films that interrogated faith institutions with visceral intensity.