THEME EXPLORATION

religious mysticism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
1978 · Shirley Clarke
Vision
Vision
2009 · Margarethe von Trotta
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
1961 · Michael Curtiz
The Wailing of the Maghrib
The Wailing of the Maghrib
2023 · Sidharta Tata
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films like Stalker and Andrei Rublev profoundly explore spiritual transcendence and the search for divine meaning through contemplative cinematography.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

He examined religious faith, sacrifice, and mystical experience through provocative narratives like The Gospel According to St. Matthew and Salò.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpiece Vampyr and Jeanne d'Arc delve into the supernatural and spiritual possession with an austere, mystical visual language.