THEME EXPLORATION

cinema as spiritual practice

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
2017 · Christian Petzold
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
Marquitta
Marquitta
1927 · Jean Renoir
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' use long takes and meditative pacing to create transcendent experiences that treat cinema as a form of spiritual inquiry and contemplation.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

Works such as 'Vampyr' and 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' employ stark visual language and close-ups to explore faith, suffering, and the sacred as deeply spiritual cinematic acts.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films blend sacred imagery, religious themes, and poetic language to investigate spirituality, mortality, and transformation through a uniquely devotional cinematic vision.