feudal nobility

His films like 'The Leopard' and 'Conversation Piece' provide intimate portraits of aristocratic decline and the moral complexities of feudal class systems.

'Barry Lyndon' and 'Eyes Wide Shut' explore aristocratic privilege, power dynamics, and the decadence underlying noble societies with meticulous visual composition.

His films interrogate feudal power structures, class exploitation, and aristocratic corruption with radical critique and baroque visual language.