THEME EXPLORATION

spirituality and religion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Léon Morin, prêtre
Léon Morin, prêtre
1961 · Jean-Pierre Melville
The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross
1992 · Patricio Guzmán
La Taranta
La Taranta
1962 · Gianfranco Mingozzi
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Soul
Soul
2020 · Pete Docter
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films like Mirror and Stalker employ long takes and metaphysical imagery to explore faith, transcendence, and humanity's search for spiritual meaning.

 Terrence Malick United States

Through poetic visual language in films like The Tree of Life and A Hidden Life, he meditates on grace, divine presence, and the human soul's relationship with the transcendent.

 Robert Eggers France

His austere, spiritually rigorous films like Au Hasard Balthazar and Diary of a Country Priest examine grace, redemption, and the invisible dimensions of faith.