THEME EXPLORATION

religious sanctuary

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
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
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Andrei Rublev' explore spiritual seeking and the sacred within human experience through meditative, transcendent cinematography.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His works such as 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Canterbury Tales' examine religious faith, sanctity, and the tension between sacred and profane worlds.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

Films like 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' delve into spiritual torment, divine purpose, and the mystical nature of sacred spaces and suffering.