THEME EXPLORATION

divine betrayal

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth
1988 · Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Salò' interrogate faith, spirituality, and the betrayal of divine ideals through provocative theological and political lenses.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' explore themes of divine abandonment, faith tested by suffering, and the betrayal of the innocent by institutional forces.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His contemplative works like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' examine humanity's spiritual yearning, the failure of faith to provide answers, and the ultimate inscrutability of divine intention.