THEME EXPLORATION

divine power

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical films like Stalker and The Mirror explore spiritual transcendence and the search for divine meaning through contemplative visual poetry.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces Vampyr and The Passion of Joan of Arc probe the supernatural and divine through intimate examinations of faith, suffering, and redemption.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative works like The Gospel According to St. Matthew and Salò interrogate divine power, religious authority, and sacred versus profane human experience.