founding of religious order

His films like 'The Flowers of St. Francis' directly dramatize the spiritual founding moments and philosophical principles of religious orders through neorealist cinema.

His exploration of faith, spirituality, and institutional religion in films like 'Vampyr' and 'Gertrud' interrogates the deeper existential foundations upon which religious movements are built.

His films examining religious history and spirituality, particularly his biblical adaptations, probe the revolutionary and often subversive origins of religious communities and their founders.