His films like '8½' and 'Amarcord' explore the tensions between marital commitment and desire with poetic ambiguity.

Through masterworks like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Fanny and Alexander,' he dissects marriage's emotional and psychological complexities with unsparing depth.

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' examine infidelity and romantic longing through visually stunning, melancholic narratives about forbidden desire.