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THEME EXPLORATION

Church confiscation

10 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma
1962 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls
1997 · Spike Lee
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
Philomena
Philomena
2013 · Stephen Frears
The First Legion
The First Legion
1950 · Douglas Sirk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda → Poland

His films like 'Ashes and Diamonds' and 'Kanal' explore the spiritual and institutional conflicts during communist Poland's suppression of the Catholic Church.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His works deeply examine the tension between faith, state power, and religious institutions, particularly in films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and his criticism of institutional religion.

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