THEME EXPLORATION

religious corruption

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Father
The Father
2019 · Jamal Hill
Hardcore
Hardcore
1979 · Paul Schrader
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Raining Stones
Raining Stones
1993 · Ken Loach
The White Ribbon
The White Ribbon
2009 · Michael Haneke
La corruzione (la Corruption/Corruption
La corruzione (la Corruption/Corruption
1963 · Mauro Bolognini
Viridiana
Viridiana
1961 · Luis Buñuel
A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying
1987 · Mike Hodges
The Alienated
The Alienated
2024 · Anja Kreis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'Canterbury Tales' and 'Salò' brutally expose the hypocrisy and moral decay within religious and institutional systems through transgressive imagery.

 Luis Buñuel Spain

A lifelong surrealist critic of Catholicism who systematically deconstructed religious dogma and clerical corruption in films like 'Viridiana' and 'The Exterminating Angel'.

 Wes Anderson United States

His masterpiece 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' explore charismatic religious leaders exploiting faith for power and personal gain in America.