discipleship

His films obsessively explore faith, guilt, and the struggle to follow spiritual paths, most directly in 'Silence' where a priest questions his discipleship to Christ.

He reimagined the Gospel narrative in 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' as a radical examination of Christ's discipleship and revolutionary teachings.

Robert Bresson's sparse, meditative works like 'Au Hasard Balthazar' explore surrender, spiritual submission, and the hidden grace of devoted following.