THEME EXPLORATION

religious upbringing

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
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
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' deeply explore religious manipulation, faith, and spiritual corruption in American society.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His stark, morally complex narratives examine the impact of Orthodox Christian upbringing and institutional faith on personal relationships and choices.

 Xavier Dolan Canada

His emotionally intense films like 'Mommy' and 'It's Only the End of the World' wrestle with Catholic guilt, family trauma, and the psychological weight of religious conditioning.