THEME EXPLORATION

faith vs darkness

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
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
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
Cold Heaven
Cold Heaven
1991 · Nicolas Roeg
El sue ño de la maestra
El sue ño de la maestra
2002 · Luis García Berlanga
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · Luis Buñuel
King David
King David
1985 · Bruce Beresford
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
1983 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Raining Stones
Raining Stones
1993 · Ken Loach
Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine
2007 · Lee Chang-dong
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Redemption
Redemption
2018 · Yossi Madmoni & Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
Dear Ones
Dear Ones
2021 · Grzegorz Jaroszuk
The First Legion
The First Legion
1950 · Douglas Sirk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His metaphysical works like 'Stalker' and 'Andrei Rublev' profoundly explore spiritual faith against existential darkness and doubt.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

Films like 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' intensely examine faith, suffering, and the supernatural struggle between light and darkness.

 Terrence Malick United States

His visionary cinema in 'The Tree of Life' and 'A Hidden Life' wrestles with divine grace, transcendence, and humanity's struggle against moral darkness.