His meditative, slow-paced films like Stalker and Mirror explore spiritual desolation and humanity's search for meaning in vast, indifferent spaces.

His masterpieces like L'Avventura and L'Eclisse dissect modern alienation and emotional disconnection through detached characters in sterile landscapes.

Films like Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire delve into psychological fragmentation, loss of identity, and the void beneath suburban American facades.