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THEME EXPLORATION

Belief in miracles

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day
2026 · Steven Spielberg
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Tim Burton
Pippa Passes
Pippa Passes
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
I Am an ESP
I Am an ESP
1985 · Sergio Corbucci
Karmic Mahjong
Karmic Mahjong
2006 · Wang Xiaoshuai
The First Legion
The First Legion
1950 · Douglas Sirk
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012 · Lasse Hallström
407 Dark Flight
407 Dark Flight
2012 · Isara Nadee
The Phantom Light
The Phantom Light
1935 · Michael Powell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick → United States

His films transcend narrative logic to capture the miraculous and spiritual through visual poetry, exploring grace and divine intervention in everyday moments.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

He constructs meditative, metaphysical cinema that treats miracles as manifestations of faith and the inexplicable spiritual forces that govern human existence.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films blend sacred and profane imagery to interrogate belief in miracles through the lens of redemption, resurrection, and the transformative power of faith.

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