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THEME EXPLORATION

religious life

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
1961 · Michael Curtiz
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion
1984 · Ken Russell
Description d’un combat
Description d’un combat
1960 · Chris Marker
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
L'Abbé Constantin
L'Abbé Constantin
1925 · Julien Duvivier
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Santa Brigida
Santa Brigida
1951 · Roberto Rossellini
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films like *Stalker* and *Mirror* explore spiritual transcendence and faith through philosophical cinema that questions the nature of belief and human purpose.

Carl Theodor Dreyer → Denmark

His masterpieces *The Passion of Joan of Arc* and *Vampyr* examine religious devotion, sacrifice, and the supernatural with profound visual and spiritual intensity.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His works like *The Gospel According to St. Matthew* and *Salò* engage deeply with religious symbolism, morality, and the conflict between sacred and profane life.

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