Tracing the thread…
His surrealist films systematically deconstructed Catholic dogma and religious hypocrisy through absurdist imagery and subversive humor.
Pier Paolo Pasolini ItalyHe explored heterodox spirituality and challenged institutional religion by depicting Christ and sacred narratives through Marxist and queer countercultural lenses.
David Lynch United StatesHis films present mystical and alternative spiritual frameworks that critique materialism while embracing surrealism and non-dogmatic transcendence.