THEME EXPLORATION

religious paranoia

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
The Wailing
The Wailing
2016 · Na Hong-jin
Deadly Blessing
Deadly Blessing
1981 · Wes Craven
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
1961 · Michael Curtiz
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
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' obsessively explore faith, manipulation, and the psychological intensity of belief systems.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative films like 'Salò' and 'The Canterbury Tales' dissect religious hypocrisy, institutional corruption, and spiritual paranoia through transgressive cinema.