THEME EXPLORATION

convent intrigue

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
2003 · Gordon Chan
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Something to Remind Me
Something to Remind Me
2002 · Christian Petzold
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 · Ryan Coogler
Dune
Dune
2021 · Denis Villeneuve
The Nun
The Nun
2018 · Corin Hardy
Dune
Dune
1984 · David Lynch
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 · Olivier Assayas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chuck Russell United Kingdom

His controversial film 'The Devils' (1971) is a masterwork of convent intrigue, exploring religious hysteria, sexual repression, and political manipulation within monastic walls.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative works like 'Canterbury Tales' and other films dissect institutional religious hypocrisy and the hidden desires lurking beneath monastic and clerical life.

 Powell and Pressburger United Kingdom

His visually stunning 'Black Narcissus' (1946) captures the tension, psychological conflict, and underlying passions within an isolated convent community in the Himalayas.