primitive society

His documentaries like 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fitzcarraldo' obsessively explore the clash between civilization and untamed nature, examining humanity at its most primal.

His films such as 'Teorema' and 'Salò' interrogate primitive desires and social structures through provocative, anthropological lenses that challenge Western civilization.

A pioneering ethnographic filmmaker whose works like 'Les Maîtres fous' and 'Jaguar' document African societies with poetic realism, blurring boundaries between documentary and fiction.