THEME EXPLORATION

faith and belief

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Citizen Saint
Citizen Saint
2023 · Tinatin Kajrishvili
The Reaping
The Reaping
2007 · Stephen Hopkins
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' profoundly explore spiritual yearning, faith, and the search for meaning through meditative cinematography and philosophical inquiry.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' intensely examine faith, doubt, and the supernatural through intimate character studies and stark visual language.

 Terrence Malick United States

His films including 'The Tree of Life' and 'A Hidden Life' deeply contemplate spirituality, divine grace, and the tension between faith and worldly suffering through poetic imagery.