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THEME EXPLORATION

priest and morality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Guy Ritchie
Jar City
Jar City
2007 · Baltasar Kormákur
I Confess
I Confess
1953 · Alfred Hitchcock
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films like 'The Canterbury Tales' and 'Salò' provocatively interrogate religious authority, morality, and the corruption of sacred institutions through transgressive cinema.

Paul Schrader → United States

His works 'Taxi Driver,' 'American Gigolo,' and 'First Reformed' obsessively explore spiritual crisis, moral redemption, and the tension between religious faith and worldly corruption.

Robert Bresson → France

His minimalist masterpieces like 'Diary of a Country Priest' and 'Au Hasard Balthazar' examine grace, doubt, and moral suffering through a deeply spiritual and humanistic lens.

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