wealthy isolation

His films consistently explore isolated figures trapped within privileged, controlled environments—from the wealthy dystopia of 'A Clockwork Orange' to the claustrophobic mansion in 'The Shining'—examining how wealth and power breed alienation.

His modernist masterpieces like 'L'Avventura' and 'La Notte' depict wealthy, cosmopolitan characters adrift in luxury, unable to connect emotionally despite their material abundance and sophisticated surroundings.