THEME EXPLORATION

mythology and religion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Orpheus
Orpheus
2006 · Bruce Beresford
The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross
1992 · Patricio Guzmán
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)
1968 · Jean Rouch
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
The Mummy
The Mummy
1999 · Stephen Sommers
Twilight
Twilight
2008 · Catherine Hardwicke
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
2010 · Louis Leterrier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Oedipus Rex' directly dramatize religious and mythological texts with radical artistic vision.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' explore spirituality, sacrifice, and the supernatural through deeply philosophical cinema.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His spiritually meditative films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' weave metaphysical and religious themes into transcendent explorations of faith and meaning.