THEME EXPLORATION

priest and communist

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
I Confess
I Confess
1953 · Alfred Hitchcock
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Land and Freedom
Land and Freedom
1995 · Ken Loach
Billion Dollar Brain
Billion Dollar Brain
1967 · Ken Russell
La Vie est à nous
La Vie est à nous
1936 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Les Routes du Sud
Les Routes du Sud
1978 · Joseph Losey
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like 'A Generation' and 'Kanal' explore the moral conflicts between religious faith and communist ideology in post-war Poland.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His work constantly interrogates the intersection of Catholic spirituality and Marxist politics, most notably in 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema'.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His 'Dekalog' and 'Three Colors' trilogy deeply examine spiritual and political dimensions of human existence in the post-communist world.