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THEME EXPLORATION

early Christianity

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
First Reformed
First Reformed
2018 · Paul Schrader
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Bruce Beresford
A Fair Exchange
A Fair Exchange
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Les Aventures d’Arsène Lupin
Les Aventures d’Arsène Lupin
1957 · Jacques Becker
Marquitta
Marquitta
1927 · Jean Renoir
The Colours
The Colours
1976 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Man of the Moment / Timely Mediator
The Man of the Moment / Timely Mediator
1932 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Chirurgie fin de siécle
Chirurgie fin de siécle
1902 · Georges Méliès
God in Russia
God in Russia
1984 · Artavazd Pelechian
Kino-Pravda No. 12
Kino-Pravda No. 12
1922 · Dziga Vertov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' is a radical, neorealist interpretation of early Christian scripture that challenges conventional religious cinema.

Martin Scorsese → United States

Through films like 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' he explores the spiritual and psychological dimensions of early Christian faith with profound theological complexity.

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