THEME EXPLORATION

Catholic guilt

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Conversation
The Conversation
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Bringing Out the Dead
Bringing Out the Dead
1999 · Martin Scorsese
I Confess
I Confess
1953 · Alfred Hitchcock
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg
2003 · Christian Petzold
Désordre
Désordre
1986 · Olivier Assayas
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Saccharine
Saccharine
2026 · Natalie Erika James
The World of Love
The World of Love
2026 · Yoon Ga-eun
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
2026 · Cheng Wei-hao
Act of Violence
Act of Violence
1949 · Fred Zinnemann
Caché
Caché
2005 · Michael Haneke
Westhampton
Westhampton
2026 · Christian Nilsson
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Enskilda samtal
Enskilda samtal
1996 · Ingmar Bergman
Europa 51
Europa 51
1952 · Roberto Rossellini
Fearless
Fearless
1993 · Peter Weir
Oasis
Oasis
2002 · Lee Chang-dong
Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August
1991 · Akira Kurosawa
Scattered Clouds
Scattered Clouds
1967 · Mikio Naruse
The Machinist
The Machinist
2004 · Brad Anderson
Il miele del diavolo
Il miele del diavolo
1986 · Lucio Fulci
The Case Is Closed
The Case Is Closed
1982 · Mrinal Sen
Mirrors
Mirrors
2008 · Alexandre Aja
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Abel Ferrara USA · The Bronx

Neon confessionals where grace emerges through violence, addiction, and absolute spiritual degradation.

 Martin Scorsese USA

His films obsessively explore Catholic guilt, sin, and redemption through morally conflicted protagonists seeking atonement.

 Ken Loach UK

His socially conscious narratives frequently examine the tension between Catholic faith and institutional hypocrisy, particularly affecting working-class communities.