THEME EXPLORATION

faith vs. worldliness

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
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
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
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 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
Au Revoir les Enfants
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987 · Louis Malle
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical films explore spiritual transcendence against material existence through prolonged meditations on faith, memory, and the sacred within everyday life.

 Wes Anderson United States

He examines the collision between spiritual seeking and worldly ambition, particularly in films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' that probe faith's authenticity against material desire.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative works interrogate Catholic spirituality against modern consumerism and secular corruption, wrestling with faith as both redemptive and historically compromised.