royalty and nobility

His meticulous examination of power, hierarchy, and the psychology of authority figures is evident in films like Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut, which dissect the rituals and corruption of aristocratic societies.

A master of depicting the decline and decadence of European nobility, exploring themes of class, corruption, and doomed aristocratic families in works like The Leopard and Death in Venice.

Her films Marie Antoinette and The Bling Ring reveal the isolation, excess, and moral emptiness of those born into privileged, elite worlds, examining modern and historical royalty through a contemporary lens.