THEME EXPLORATION

religious protection

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli
2010 · Albert Hughes & Allen Hughes
Spiritual Fists
Spiritual Fists
1975 · Chang Cheh
Sister Act
Sister Act
1992 · Emile Ardolino
Eliminators
Eliminators
2016 · James Nunn
Mr Vampire Saga 4
Mr Vampire Saga 4
1988 · Ricky Lau
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema' grapple with religious faith, sacred protection, and spiritual struggle against materialist corruption.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'Vampyr' and 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' explore how religious conviction protects individuals against supernatural evil and institutional persecution.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative works like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' use spiritual imagery and faith as protective forces against existential despair and the erosion of human meaning.