THEME EXPLORATION

religious faith

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
1971 · Roberto Rossellini
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · Luis Buñuel
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
The Nun’s Story
The Nun’s Story
1959 · Fred Zinnemann
Monsieur Albert, prophète
Monsieur Albert, prophète
1963 · Jean Rouch
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1947 · John Ford
The Forgotten Prayer
The Forgotten Prayer
1916 · Frank Borzage
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Mother Joan of the Angels
Mother Joan of the Angels
1961 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Redemption
Redemption
2018 · Yossi Madmoni & Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cecil B. DeMille USA

Epic-scale historical and biblical narratives told through lavish visual spectacle and moral confrontation.

 Michael Chaves U.S

Master of contemporary supernatural horror blending visceral scares with emotional family-centered narratives.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films like Stalker and Mirror use spiritual imagery and philosophical inquiry to explore faith, doubt, and transcendence through meditative, poetic cinema.