judgment and trial

His films like *Dr. Strangelove* and *A Clockwork Orange* obsessively examine moral judgment, institutional authority, and the ethics of punishment through a detached, penetrating lens.

He repeatedly explored how social systems judge and condemn individuals, particularly in *In a Year of 13 Moons* and *The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant*, exposing judgment as a tool of power.

*The Passion of Joan of Arc* is a masterpiece of cinematic judgment and trial, presenting persecution and faith with an intensity that makes the viewer complicit in witnessing conviction itself.