THEME EXPLORATION

faith vs. pragmatism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
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
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films meditate on spiritual yearning versus material reality, exploring how faith persists in a pragmatic, indifferent universe.

 Wes Anderson United States

He repeatedly examines characters torn between ideological belief systems and the messy pragmatism required to survive in modern capitalism.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His contemplative cinema captures the tension between personal convictions and the practical necessities imposed by history and circumstance.