religious fatalism

His films like Stalker and Andrei Rublev deeply explore divine will, spiritual destiny, and the tension between human agency and predetermined faith.

His work, particularly The Gospel According to St. Matthew and Salò, interrogates religious doctrine, predestination, and the collision of divine law with human existence.

His masterpieces Vampyr and Ordet examine fate, religious conviction, and the inexorable power of destiny within deeply spiritual narratives.