THEME EXPLORATION

materialism vs spirituality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
El sue ño de la maestra
El sue ño de la maestra
2002 · Luis García Berlanga
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Soul
Soul
2020 · Pete Docter
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' explore the tension between material desires and spiritual transcendence through meditative cinematography.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Works such as 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Winter Light' directly interrogate faith, meaning, and the human search for spiritual purpose against existential emptiness.

 Wes Anderson United States

'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' examine how materialism, ambition, and cult-like spirituality corrupt and define human relationships.