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THEME EXPLORATION

faith vs darkness

12 films · 3 directors
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 Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His spiritually meditative films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' explore the search for meaning and faith amid existential darkness and doubt.

Carl Theodor Dreyer → Denmark

His austere masterpieces 'Vampyr' and 'Ordet' confront supernatural darkness with profound religious faith and human transcendence.

Paul Schrader → United States

Films like 'First Reformed' and 'Light Sleeper' wrestle intensely with spiritual crisis, moral corruption, and the possibility of redemption.

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