THEME EXPLORATION

corruption of faith

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Raining Stones
Raining Stones
1993 · Ken Loach
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1923 · Cecil B. DeMille
Black Death
Black Death
2010 · Christopher Smith
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 · Jang Jae-hyun
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' dissect how charismatic figures exploit faith and spirituality for power and personal gain.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative works challenge religious institutions and expose the hypocrisy between spiritual ideals and material corruption within the Church.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

His films 'The Fountain' and 'mother!' explore how faith, obsession, and devotion become corrupted into destructive psychological and spiritual forces.