THEME EXPLORATION

religious manipulation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
Quand tu liras cette lettre
Quand tu liras cette lettre
1953 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Primal Fear
Primal Fear
1996 · Gregory Hoblit
The Sect
The Sect
1991 · Dario Argento
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Split Image
Split Image
1982 · Ted Kotcheff
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 · Jang Jae-hyun
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His masterpiece 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' dissect how charismatic leaders manipulate followers through ideology and spiritual authority.

 Luis Buñuel Spain

His surrealist films like 'Viridiana' and 'Nazarín' systematically critique religious hypocrisy and institutional manipulation of faith.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

Films like 'Mother!' and 'The Fountain' explore how religious fervor and dogma can justify abuse and psychological manipulation.