wealth and isolation

His films expose how wealth and capitalist structures create spiritual emptiness and alienation in modern society, particularly in works like 'Accattone' and 'Teorema'.

She examines economic precarity and human connection in America's margins, exploring isolation born from inequality in films like 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider'.

His masterworks chronicle the psychological isolation of affluent characters, where material comfort breeds existential emptiness and fractured relationships, defining the theme across his career.