THEME EXPLORATION

mysticism and faith

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Padre Pio
Padre Pio
2023 · Abel Ferrara
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
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical films like Stalker and Mirror explore spiritual transcendence and the search for meaning through meditative, metaphysical cinema.

 Terrence Malick United States

His poetic filmography, including The Tree of Life and A Hidden Life, examines faith, divine grace, and humanity's relationship with the spiritual and natural world.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces like The Passion of Joan of Arc and Vampyr profoundly interrogate faith, mysticism, and the supernatural with visual and emotional intensity.