desert imagery

His epics like 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'The Desert Rats' use vast desert landscapes as both a character and crucible for human ambition and conflict.

In 'L'Avventura' and 'L'Eclisse', he employs barren, desolate environments to explore existential alienation and the aridity of modern human connection.

His films like 'Fata Morgana' and 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' obsessively document extreme desert and wilderness settings as manifestations of human obsession and madness.