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THEME EXPLORATION

religious miracles

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The First Legion
The First Legion
1950 · Douglas Sirk
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
1961 · Michael Curtiz
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
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 like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Canterbury Tales' deeply explore religious spirituality and miracles through a lens of social critique and humanistic faith.

Carl Theodor Dreyer → Denmark

His masterpiece 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' captures the profound intersection of religious conviction, miracle, and martyrdom through intimate psychological cinema.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

Films like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' explore metaphysical transcendence and the miraculous nature of faith, consciousness, and spiritual transformation with meditative depth.

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