THEME EXPLORATION

monastic secrets

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Frozen II
Frozen II
2019 · Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Chris Columbus
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Robert Eggers France

His ascetic visual style and spiritual narratives explore monastic life and religious devotion through austere, meditative cinema.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His metaphysical films investigate faith, spirituality, and the hidden inner lives of contemplative figures with profound philosophical depth.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

His work probes religious contradictions, sacred mysteries, and the tension between spiritual ideals and human desire within religious institutions.