monotheism vs polytheism

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Salò' directly interrogate religious authority, divine singular truth, and the clash between monotheistic dogma and human plurality.

Through 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr,' he explores the tension between absolute faith in one God and the ambiguity, multiplicity, and darkness that challenge such singular belief.

His meditative works like 'Andrei Rublev' and 'Stalker' grapple with monotheistic spirituality, the search for singular truth, and the conflict between institutional religious authority and personal spiritual experience.