plague and disease

His body horror films like 'Shivers' and 'The Fly' obsessively explore disease, infection, and bodily transformation as central metaphors for human vulnerability.

Works such as 'Melancholia' and 'Antichrist' use disease, plague, and apocalyptic illness as frameworks for exploring psychological and existential despair.

His historical epics including 'Ashes and Diamonds' and 'Kanal' frequently depict plague, epidemic, and disease as consequences of war and social collapse.