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THEME EXPLORATION

religious deception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Il Decameron
Il Decameron
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Raining in the Mountain
Raining in the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Revelation
Revelation
1927 · Julien Duvivier
The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon
1993 · Peter Greenaway
Le Diable au convent
Le Diable au convent
1899 · Georges Méliès
The Flowers of War
The Flowers of War
2011 · Zhang Yimou
The Two Marshals
The Two Marshals
1961 · Sergio Corbucci
Immaculate
Immaculate
2024 · Michael Mohan
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
We're No Angels
We're No Angels
1989 · Neil Jordan
Don Verdean
Don Verdean
2015 · Jared Hess
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel → Spain

His surrealist films systematically deconstruct religious hypocrisy and institutional faith through absurdist critique and darkly comic scenarios.

Wes Anderson → USA

Anderson explores religious manipulation and false prophets in films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master,' examining how charisma masks deception.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

Pasolini provocatively interrogated religious doctrine and institutional corruption through transgressive imagery and radical reinterpretations of sacred narratives.

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