THEME EXPLORATION

faith tested by suffering

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine
2007 · Lee Chang-dong
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
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
1980 · Martin Scorsese
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
Scary Movie
Scary Movie
2026 · Michael Tiddes
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
Cold Heaven
Cold Heaven
1991 · Nicolas Roeg
El sue ño de la maestra
El sue ño de la maestra
2002 · Luis García Berlanga
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
King David
King David
1985 · Bruce Beresford
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
1983 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Raining Stones
Raining Stones
1993 · Ken Loach
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Dear Ones
Dear Ones
2021 · Grzegorz Jaroszuk
Redemption
Redemption
2018 · Yossi Madmoni & Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
Arkadas
Arkadas
1974 · Yílmaz Güney
Insônia
Insônia
1982 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films like 'Stalker' and 'The Mirror' profoundly explore spiritual yearning and doubt amid human suffering and existential uncertainty.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

Works such as 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema' interrogate faith, morality, and divine presence through visceral depictions of suffering and contradiction.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Ordet' examine unwavering faith tested by persecution, tragedy, and the limits of human endurance.