carnival traditions

His films like 'La Dolce Vita' and 'Amarcord' capture the surreal beauty, spectacle, and chaos of carnival celebrations with dreamlike cinematography.

He explored carnival as metaphor for social masks and performance in works like 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant,' examining how festivities reveal hidden identities.

His revolutionary cinema deeply engages with Brazilian carnival culture and its political dimensions in films like 'Black God, White Devil' and 'Land in Anguish.'