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THEME EXPLORATION

religious pilgrimage

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Kumbha Mela
Kumbha Mela
1989 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
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
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films like 'The Canterbury Tales' and 'The Decameron' reimagine spiritual journeys through a lens of human desire and sacred seeking.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative masterpieces 'Stalker' and 'The Mirror' use pilgrimage as a metaphor for spiritual quest and the search for meaning.

Carlos Reygadas → Mexico

His films including 'Post Tenebras Lux' explore religious faith, transcendence, and the human journey through visually poetic and challenging narratives.

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