Italian society

His films like 'La Dolce Vita' and '8½' capture the contradictions of modern Italian society through dreamlike narratives exploring class, ambition, and social decay.

His raw, unflinching cinema examines Italian marginalization, poverty, and social inequality with brutal honesty and political urgency.

His provocative works dissect Italian institutions—family, church, state—revealing institutional violence and psychological repression embedded in Italian culture.