THEME EXPLORATION

religious fervor

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
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
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema' profoundly explore religious fervor, faith, and spiritual crisis through provocative visual language.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpiece 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' captures religious fervor and martyrdom with unmatched intensity through close-ups of spiritual conviction and suffering.

 Wes Anderson United States

In 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master,' Anderson examines religious fervor as a psychological force intertwined with power, ambition, and human manipulation.