THEME EXPLORATION

devotion and spirituality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Miraculous Life of Teresa of Lisieux
The Miraculous Life of Teresa of Lisieux
1929 · Julien Duvivier
Love Unto Death
Love Unto Death
1984 · Alain Resnais
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Soul
Soul
2020 · Pete Docter
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' explore spiritual seeking and transcendence through meditative pacing and metaphysical inquiry.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

He examined devotion to faith, ideology, and human suffering in works like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema' with raw spiritual intensity.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' probe faith, sacrifice, and the divine through austere cinematography and psychological depth.