religious trance

His masterpiece 'Vampyr' and especially 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' use extreme close-ups and luminous cinematography to capture spiritual ecstasy and religious transcendence through the protagonist's face.

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Salò' explore religious fervor, sacred ritual, and the ecstatic states induced by faith with provocative intensity.

His visually audacious films 'The Devils' and 'Tommy' depict religious possession, mystical visions, and transcendent altered states through surreal, hallucinogenic imagery.