THEME EXPLORATION

sacrifice and devotion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
A Woman of Osaka
A Woman of Osaka
1940 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Nun’s Story
The Nun’s Story
1959 · Fred Zinnemann
Humoresque
Humoresque
1920 · Frank Borzage
Her Sacrifice
Her Sacrifice
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Back Street
Back Street
1941 · Robert Stevenson
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore spiritual devotion and the sacrifices required for transcendence through contemplative, philosophical narratives.

 Terrence Malick United States

He examines sacrifice and devotion through lyrical meditations on faith, nature, and the human search for meaning across generations.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterworks depict characters bound by duty and sacrifice, particularly exploring devotion to honor and the costs of principled resistance.