THEME EXPLORATION

devotion and spirituality

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Miraculous Life of Teresa of Lisieux
The Miraculous Life of Teresa of Lisieux
1929 · Julien Duvivier
Love Unto Death
Love Unto Death
1984 · Alain Resnais
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Soul
Soul
2020 · Pete Docter
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Josh Johnson: Symphony
Josh Johnson: Symphony
2026 · Jacob Menache
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
2026 · Hardik Gajjar
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
2026 · Carlos Matienzo Serment
A Woman of Osaka
A Woman of Osaka
1940 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Death and Transfiguration (, short
Death and Transfiguration (, short
1983 · Terence Davies
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
1975 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
El sue ño de la maestra
El sue ño de la maestra
2002 · Luis García Berlanga
Legend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
Reign of Assassins
Reign of Assassins
2010 · John Woo
Scenery to Remember
Scenery to Remember
2008 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Simon of the Desert
Simon of the Desert
1965 · Luis Buñuel
The Nun’s Story
The Nun’s Story
1959 · Fred Zinnemann
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil
Dear Ones
Dear Ones
2021 · Grzegorz Jaroszuk
Redemption
Redemption
2018 · Yossi Madmoni & Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
God in Russia
God in Russia
1984 · Artavazd Pelechian
The Amulet of Ogum
The Amulet of Ogum
1974 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross
1992 · Patricio Guzmán
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
2012 · Cristian Mungiu
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
2015 · Stephen Herek
God: City
God: City
2018 · Neill Blomkamp
Hilma
Hilma
2022 · Lasse Hallström
La Taranta
La Taranta
1962 · Gianfranco Mingozzi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like Stalker and Andrei Rublev are profound meditations on faith, meaning, and the spiritual yearning of the human soul.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces Ordet and The Passion of Joan of Arc explore devotion and spirituality through intimate portraits of faith tested and transcendent.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

Films like The Gospel According to St. Matthew and Teorema interrogate spirituality, religious devotion, and sacred experience in modern life.