religious allegory

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Salò' use religious imagery and biblical narratives to explore themes of sacrifice, corruption, and spiritual crisis.

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' employ religious allegory to examine faith, martyrdom, and the struggle between spiritual and earthly realms.

His meditative works like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' weave spiritual and religious allegory throughout to probe questions of meaning, redemption, and transcendence.