religious ceremony

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema' use religious ceremony as both literal ritual and metaphor for spiritual transformation and social critique.

His masterpieces 'Vampyr' and 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' explore religious ceremony, faith, and martyrdom with profound visual and spiritual intensity.

His meditative films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' infuse everyday moments and metaphysical journeys with the contemplative, ritualistic quality of religious ceremony.