THEME EXPLORATION

redemption and innocence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2026 · Quentin Tarantino
Les Anges du péché
Les Anges du péché
1943 · Robert Bresson
Little Angels of Luck
Little Angels of Luck
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Miracle in Cell No. 7
2019 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
The Idiot
The Idiot
1951 · Akira Kurosawa
The Lady Pays Off
The Lady Pays Off
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Hero
Hero
1992 · Stephen Frears
One, Two, Three, Sun
One, Two, Three, Sun
1993 · Bertrand Blier
The Girl Without Hands
The Girl Without Hands
2016 · Sébastien Laudenbach
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick United States

His films explore the tension between innocence and corruption through poetic visual narratives that question grace, redemption, and human spiritual transformation.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His Decalogue and Three Colors trilogy profoundly examine moral redemption, guilt, and the struggle for innocence within complex human circumstances.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films, particularly Close-Up and A Taste of Cherry, delve into questions of truth, innocence, and the possibility of redemption through humanistic compassion.