THEME EXPLORATION

religious architecture

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
The Bible
The Bible
1977 · Marcel Carné
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
1977 · Jean Rouch
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
1961 · Michael Curtiz
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like Mirror and Stalker explore spirituality and faith through contemplative visual meditations on sacred spaces and metaphysical questions.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

He directly engaged with religious architecture and theology in films like The Gospel According to St. Matthew and Salò, examining faith, corruption, and sacred structures.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpiece Vampyr and other works use religious architecture and iconography as visual and thematic foundations for exploring the sacred and supernatural.