religious temptation

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema' explore religious faith, desire, and spiritual corruption through provocative imagery and philosophical inquiry.

His masterpieces 'Vampyr' and 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' examine the torment of faith, doubt, and the supernatural temptation of the spirit through intensely psychological cinema.

Films like 'Code Unknown' and 'Time of the Wolf' probe the collision between religious morality and human transgression, questioning faith in contemporary secular society.