THEME EXPLORATION

faith vs. materialism

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
El sue ño de la maestra
El sue ño de la maestra
2002 · Luis García Berlanga
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
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
Cold Heaven
Cold Heaven
1991 · Nicolas Roeg
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
1975 · 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
The Seventh Continent
The Seventh Continent
1989 · Michael Haneke
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
La diosa arrodillada/The Kneeling Goddess
La diosa arrodillada/The Kneeling Goddess
1947 · Roberto Gavaldón
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films meditate on spiritual transcendence and the divine through nature, constantly questioning materialism and consumerism in modern life.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

He explores profound questions of faith, meaning, and the human soul in opposition to materialist ideology and spiritual emptiness.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His austere, spiritually intense films examine faith, sacrifice, and redemption against worldly desires and material concerns.