biblical narrative

His *The Gospel According to St. Matthew* and *The Decameron* directly adapted biblical and religious texts with radical artistic vision and social critique.

Films like *The Last Temptation of Christ* and *Silence* deeply explore faith, doubt, and biblical morality through psychologically complex characters.

His metaphysical works like *Stalker* and *The Mirror* engage with spiritual and biblical themes through meditative cinematography and philosophical inquiry.