THEME EXPLORATION

faith and fraud

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
El sue ño de la maestra
El sue ño de la maestra
2002 · Luis García Berlanga
The Miracle Woman
The Miracle Woman
1931 · Frank Capra
Don Verdean
Don Verdean
2015 · Jared Hess
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His films like 'The Master' and 'Inherent Vice' meticulously deconstruct faith, belief systems, and the manipulation of vulnerable followers by charismatic fraudsters.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' explore how faith in authority figures and systems can be exploited and perverted into psychological control.

 Karyn Kusama USA

Her films including 'The Invitation' and 'Destroyer' examine how faith in relationships and institutions can mask deception, betrayal, and hidden agendas.