wandering protagonist

His films like 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wings of Desire' center on introspective protagonists physically and spiritually adrift, exploring alienation and search for meaning across landscapes.

His characters perpetually drift through modernist spaces in films like 'L'Avventura' and 'La Notte,' embodying existential aimlessness and disconnection from themselves and others.

His slow, hypnotic films like 'Satantango' and 'Turin Horse' feature protagonists wandering through decaying environments in circular, purposeless journeys that explore despair and futility.