THEME EXPLORATION

Catholic guilt

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Conversation
The Conversation
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Bringing Out the Dead
Bringing Out the Dead
1999 · Martin Scorsese
I Confess
I Confess
1953 · Alfred Hitchcock
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg
2003 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Abel Ferrara USA · The Bronx

Neon confessionals where grace emerges through violence, addiction, and absolute spiritual degradation.

 Martin Scorsese USA

His films obsessively explore Catholic guilt, sin, and redemption through morally conflicted protagonists seeking spiritual absolution.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

He interrogated Catholic doctrine and guilt through transgressive narratives that challenged religious hypocrisy and sexual repression.