honor and jealousy

His exploration of passion and betrayal in films like *Battleship Potemkin* captures the tension between personal honor and collective ideals through montage storytelling.

His melodramas consistently examine honor, shame, and jealousy within complex relationships, particularly in films like *Live Flesh* and *Bad Education*.

His intimate character studies probe family honor and the jealousies that arise from hidden secrets and moral compromises in works like *Shoplifters* and *The Truth*.