homosexuality and forbidden desire

His films like 'Salò' and 'Teorema' provocatively explore transgressive desire and social taboos through controversial narratives.

He repeatedly examined homosexuality, power dynamics, and forbidden love in works like 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' and 'Fox and His Friends.'

His films including 'My Own Private Idaho' and 'Milk' intimately explore queer identity, desire, and the social forces that criminalize it.