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THEME EXPLORATION

Sacred sites and ritual

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kumbha Mela
Kumbha Mela
1989 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
1970 · Jean Rouch
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Luminous People
Luminous People
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
2026 · Carlos Matienzo Serment
Concerto per Michelangelo
Concerto per Michelangelo
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Di Cavalcanti
Di Cavalcanti
1977 · Glauber Rocha
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Terence Fisher
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
1978 · Shirley Clarke
Medea
Medea
1969 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Invocation of My Demon Brother
Invocation of My Demon Brother
1969 · Kenneth Anger
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His films like Stalker and Andrei Rublev profoundly explore spirituality, transcendence, and the sacred through meditative long takes and metaphysical inquiry.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His work, particularly The Gospel According to St. Matthew and Teorema, interrogates sacred ritual, religious symbolism, and spiritual meaning with provocative visual poetry.

Carlos Reygadas → Mexico

His films like Post Tenebras Lux and Our Time examine ritual, faith, and the sacred in contemporary life through experimental, immersive cinematic language.

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