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THEME EXPLORATION

buddhist temple

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
Legend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
Reign of Assassins
Reign of Assassins
2010 · John Woo
The Steel Helmet
The Steel Helmet
1951 · Samuel Fuller
Executioners from Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin
1977 · Kar-leung Lau
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
2007 · Yoshimitsu Morita
Shaolin Abbot
Shaolin Abbot
1979 · Ho Meng-Hua
Spiritual Kung Fu
Spiritual Kung Fu
1978 · Lo Wei
Tai-Chi Master
Tai-Chi Master
1993 · Yuen Woo-Ping
The Discipline of D.E.
The Discipline of D.E.
1982 · Gus Van Sant
The Tomb
The Tomb
2006 · Frank Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kon Ichikawa → Japan

His films like 'The Temple of the Golden Pavilion' directly explore Buddhist philosophy and the spiritual conflicts within temple life.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul → Thailand

His meditative cinema frequently incorporates Buddhist temples as spaces for spiritual reflection and supernatural encounters in works like 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.'

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