THEME EXPLORATION

religious iconography

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
Sergei Parajanov USSR [now Republic of Georgia] · Tiflis

Arranges human bodies and vibrant tableaux as sacred icons defying ideological constraints.

 Corin Hardy

Hardy crafts visceral supernatural horror rooted in mythology and religious terror, emphasizing atmospheric dread.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Salò' provocatively examine religious imagery, sacred narratives, and the tension between spirituality and transgression.