religious allegory

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Salò' use religious imagery and biblical narratives as frameworks to explore human suffering, morality, and spiritual crisis.

His masterpiece 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' employ religious allegory to examine faith, doubt, and the transcendent power of spiritual conviction through visual intensity.

His meditative films like 'Stalker', 'Andrei Rublev', and 'The Mirror' use religious allegory and spiritual questioning to explore redemption, grace, and humanity's search for meaning.