hedonism

His films like 'Last Tango in Paris' and 'The Conformist' explore sensuality, desire, and the moral complexities of indulgence with unflinching intensity.

His vibrant, provocative works celebrate pleasure, passion, and transgressive desires while examining the consequences of unbridled hedonism with dark humor.

His controversial cinema, particularly 'Salò' and 'Teorema', presents hedonism as both seductive and destructive, merging extreme aestheticism with social critique.