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THEME EXPLORATION

religious ideology

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
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films deconstruct religious mythology and doctrine through provocative critiques of Christianity and institutional faith.

Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

He profoundly interrogates faith, doubt, and the human search for spiritual meaning across his entire body of work.

Luis Buñuel → Spain

His surrealist films systematically challenge Catholic dogma and expose the contradictions between religious ideology and human desire.

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