religious institution

His films profoundly interrogate Catholicism, faith, and institutional religion through provocative narratives that challenge dogma and explore spiritual contradiction.

His austere, meditative approach to religious institutions and faith—particularly in 'Vampyr' and 'Ordet'—examines belief systems and institutional power with philosophical intensity.

His surrealist critiques of religious institutions and the Catholic Church use dark humor and symbolic abstraction to expose hypocrisy and institutional corruption.