divine conflict

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Salò' directly confront divine authority, religious doctrine, and the conflict between spiritual ideals and human depravity.

Works such as 'Vampyr' and 'Ordet' explore the struggle between faith and doubt, divine intervention and human suffering, with profound spiritual intensity.

His surrealist masterpieces like 'Viridiana' and 'The Milky Way' systematically deconstruct religious hypocrisy and expose contradictions between divine commandments and earthly desire.