Tracing the thread…
His films explore spiritual seeking and religious faith as refuge from secular materialism, particularly in works like 'Canterbury Tales' and 'Salò'.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/RussiaHis meditative cinema treats spiritual transcendence and religious devotion as sanctuary from existential doubt, exemplified in 'Stalker' and 'Mirror'.
Carlos Reygadas MexicoHis films interrogate faith communities and religious spaces as both refuge and sites of moral complexity, notably in 'Post Tenebras Lux' and 'Our Time'.