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Catholic Church

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
I Confess
I Confess
1953 · Alfred Hitchcock
Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma
1962 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Miraculous Life of Teresa of Lisieux
The Miraculous Life of Teresa of Lisieux
1929 · Julien Duvivier
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
1980 · John Landis
The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim
1916 · Frank Borzage
El vicari d’Olot
El vicari d’Olot
1981 · Ventura Pons
Kino-Pravda No. 1
Kino-Pravda No. 1
1922 · Dziga Vertov
Le massaggiatrici
Le massaggiatrici
1962 · Lucio Fulci
Philomena
Philomena
2013 · Stephen Frears
The First Legion
The First Legion
1950 · Douglas Sirk
School Teacher in College
School Teacher in College
1978 · Mariano Laurenti
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
The Blue Flower of Novalis
The Blue Flower of Novalis
2018 · Gustavo Vinagre
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Canterbury Tales' profoundly interrogate Catholic theology, faith, and religious hypocrisy through provocative cinema.

Wes Anderson → United States

His film 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' examine the nature of faith, religious manipulation, and spiritual corruption within American religious movements.

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