THEME EXPLORATION

Christian symbolism

10 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
1977 · Jean Rouch
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman
1959 · Frank Borzage
King-Size Woman
King-Size Woman
1965 · Bruce Beresford
The Greaser’s Gauntlet
The Greaser’s Gauntlet
1908 · D.W. Griffith
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
Death of Sentiment
Death of Sentiment
1962 · Peter Greenaway
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
1962 · Nagisa Oshima
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' directly dramatize Christian narratives while examining faith, sacrifice, and spiritual questioning through a Marxist lens.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' explore Christian suffering, redemption, and the supernatural through deeply symbolic visual language.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative films like 'Andrei Rublev' and 'Stalker' weave Christian theology, iconography, and spiritual transcendence into philosophical explorations of faith and meaning.