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THEME EXPLORATION

Italian Catholic society

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini → Italy

His films like 'La Dolce Vita' and '8½' deeply examine the tensions between Catholic morality and modern Italian secular society.

Paolo Sorrentino → Italy

His works including 'The Great Beauty' and 'The Young Pope' explore Italian Catholicism, faith, and institutional power with philosophical depth.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films provokingly interrogate Catholic ideology, social hypocrisy, and religious meaning in Italian culture through controversial narratives.

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