identity and self-sacrifice

His films, particularly 'Three Colors' trilogy and 'Dekalog', explore how individuals sacrifice personal desires for moral principles and collective identity.

Bergman's introspective works like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' delve into the dissolution of identity and the psychological cost of self-denial and sacrifice.

His philosophical cinema, especially 'Stalker' and 'Mirror', examines identity as fluid and ever-sacrificed to spiritual or existential quests.