THEME EXPLORATION

spiritual resistance

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical films like 'Stalker' and 'Andrei Rublev' explore spiritual yearning and inner resistance against materialist ideology through meditative cinematography.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Works such as 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Winter Light' grapple with faith, doubt, and humanity's spiritual struggle against existential despair and meaninglessness.

 Carlos Reygadas Mexico

His films like 'Post Tenebras Lux' and 'Our Time' depict characters seeking transcendence and spiritual authenticity while resisting social corruption and moral compromise.