existential decay

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' directly confront mortality, meaninglessness, and the disintegration of human identity and relationships.

His works such as 'L'Avventura' and 'La Notte' explore the erosion of meaning, alienation, and the slow spiritual death of modern existence through meticulous visual metaphor.

Films like 'Eraserhead' and 'Mulholland Drive' depict psychological dissolution, the breakdown of reality, and the anxious decay of the self within an indifferent world.