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THEME EXPLORATION

Catholic institution

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
The Father
The Father
2019 · Jamal Hill
I Confess
I Confess
1953 · Alfred Hitchcock
Death of a Bureaucrat
Death of a Bureaucrat
1966 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy’s Hall
2014 · Ken Loach
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
1980 · John Landis
The Miraculous Life of Teresa of Lisieux
The Miraculous Life of Teresa of Lisieux
1929 · Julien Duvivier
El vicari d’Olot
El vicari d’Olot
1981 · Ventura Pons
Le massaggiatrici
Le massaggiatrici
1962 · Lucio Fulci
The First Legion
The First Legion
1950 · Douglas Sirk
The Howling
The Howling
1981 · Joe Dante
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson → United States

His films persistently examine faith, doubt, and spiritual crisis within institutional and personal contexts, particularly in 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master.'

Carlos Reygadas → Mexico

His work directly confronts Catholic guilt, institutional power, and religious hypocrisy through provocative imagery and narrative in films like 'Post Tenebras Lux' and 'Our Lady.'

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