THEME EXPLORATION

Christian symbolism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
1977 · Jean Rouch
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman
1959 · Frank Borzage
King-Size Woman
King-Size Woman
1965 · Bruce Beresford
The Greaser’s Gauntlet
The Greaser’s Gauntlet
1908 · D.W. Griffith
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
Death of Sentiment
Death of Sentiment
1962 · Peter Greenaway
Anger Sees Red
Anger Sees Red
2004 · Kenneth Anger
Beautiful Funerals
Beautiful Funerals
1996 · Stan Brakhage
Le Juif errant
Le Juif errant
1904 · Georges Méliès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' directly dramatize Christian narratives while exploring the spiritual and political dimensions of faith.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' use Christian symbolism and theology to examine suffering, redemption, and the supernatural.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films including 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' weave Orthodox Christian metaphysics and symbolism throughout meditative explorations of faith and human meaning.