THEME EXPLORATION

Christian resistance

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His films explore moral conscience and spiritual resistance under oppressive communist regimes, particularly in works like 'No End' and 'Dekalog.'

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpiece 'Ordet' (The Word) depicts faith-based resistance to materialism and doubt, while 'Day of Wrath' examines religious persecution and moral defiance.

 Terrence Malick United States

His lyrical films like 'A Hidden Life' directly chronicle Christian martyrdom and spiritual resistance against totalitarianism through meditative cinematography.