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clergy and confession

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 · Paul Schrader
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
I Confess
I Confess
1953 · Alfred Hitchcock
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart
1986 · Bruce Beresford
Fear
Fear
1965 · Ritwik Ghatak
Juste avant la nuit
Juste avant la nuit
1971 · Claude Chabrol
Léon Morin, prêtre
Léon Morin, prêtre
1961 · Jean-Pierre Melville
L'Abbé Constantin
L'Abbé Constantin
1925 · Julien Duvivier
Stranger Within a Woman
Stranger Within a Woman
1966 · Mikio Naruse
All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze…e purché la nazione non lo sappia)
All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze…e purché la nazione non lo sappia)
1972 · Lucio Fulci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Winter Light' profoundly explore faith, doubt, and the confession of spiritual crisis through psychologically intimate dialogue.

Robert Bresson → France

His minimalist masterpieces 'Diary of a Country Priest' and 'Au Hasard Balthazar' examine confession, redemption, and moral suffering with austere spiritual depth.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His provocative works like 'Canterbury Tales' and 'The Decameron' deconstruct religious hypocrisy and confession through transgressive narrative and sensuality.

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