THEME EXPLORATION

faith vs darkness

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
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
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' explore spiritual faith and transcendence against the darkness of human doubt and existential despair.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

Works like 'Vampyr' and 'Ordet' directly confront supernatural darkness through the lens of religious faith and redemption.

 David Lynch United States

His surreal cinema maps the battle between spiritual grace and psychological darkness, as seen in 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive'.