corruption of art by commercialism

His films dissect how capitalism and market forces dehumanize artistic expression and personal relationships, particularly in works like 'The Merchant of Four Seasons' and 'Ali: Fear Eats the Soul.'

He consistently critiqued the commodification of culture and cinema itself, viewing commercial mass media as destroying authentic artistic and spiritual values in works like 'Teorema' and his essay-films.

His reflexive cinema deconstructs filmmaking as a commercial product while questioning whether revolutionary art can survive within capitalist systems, especially in 'Le Mépris' and his later video essays.