THEME EXPLORATION

Christian values

11 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · William Wyler
Gigi
Gigi
1958 · Vincente Minnelli
That’s My Man
That’s My Man
1947 · Frank Borzage
The Rising of the Moon
The Rising of the Moon
1957 · John Ford
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Frank Capra
The Missing Nail
The Missing Nail
2019 · Peter Greenaway
Local Hero
Local Hero
1983 · Bill Forsyth
Le Juif errant
Le Juif errant
1904 · Georges Méliès
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
1962 · Nagisa Oshima
3 Faces
3 Faces
2018 · Jafar Panahi
Hitler - Never Heard of Him
Hitler - Never Heard of Him
1963 · Bertrand Blier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' directly dramatize Christian scripture while questioning institutional religion and exploring spiritual authenticity.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

Works such as 'Ordet' and 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' profoundly examine faith, sacrifice, and the tension between divine grace and human suffering.

 Robert Bresson France

His minimalist cinema in films like 'Au Hasard Balthazar' and 'Diary of a Country Priest' explores redemption, grace, and spiritual transcendence through restraint and contemplation.