religious persecution

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema' challenge religious institutions and explore faith's intersection with persecution and social marginalization.

His masterpiece 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' remains cinema's most profound examination of religious persecution and martyrdom through intimate psychological depth.

Films like 'Andrei Rublev' and 'Stalker' deeply engage with spiritual persecution under totalitarian regimes while exploring faith, doubt, and the artist's struggle against oppression.