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THEME EXPLORATION

religious setting

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Golem
The Golem
1936 · Julien Duvivier
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Force: Five
Force: Five
1981 · Robert Clouse
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
1961 · Michael Curtiz
Naughty Nun
Naughty Nun
1972 · Mariano Laurenti
The Singer Not the Song
The Singer Not the Song
1961 · Roy Ward Baker
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Canterbury Tales' deeply interrogate religious faith, spirituality, and sacred narratives through provocative cinematic language.

Carl Theodor Dreyer → Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' explore religious conviction, martyrdom, and the metaphysical through intensely visual and spiritual storytelling.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative films like 'Stalker,' 'Mirror,' and 'Nostalgia' create profound explorations of faith, transcendence, and the search for spiritual meaning through contemplative cinema.

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