THEME EXPLORATION

folk religion

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sing a Song of Sex
Sing a Song of Sex
1967 · Nagisa Oshima
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Midsommar
Midsommar
2019 · Ari Aster
Josh Johnson: Symphony
Josh Johnson: Symphony
2026 · Jacob Menache
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory
1976 · Hal Ashby
What is Love?
What is Love?
2026 · Fabien Gorgeart
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006 · Jonathan Demme
King-Size Woman
King-Size Woman
1965 · Bruce Beresford
Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine
2007 · Lee Chang-dong
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
El vicari d’Olot
El vicari d’Olot
1981 · Ventura Pons
The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross
1992 · Patricio Guzmán
Three Songs About Lenin
Three Songs About Lenin
1934 · Dziga Vertov
La Taranta
La Taranta
1962 · Gianfranco Mingozzi
On the Silver Globe
On the Silver Globe
1989 · Andrzej Żuławski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films deeply embed Thai folk beliefs, spirit worship, and Buddhist spirituality into dreamlike narratives that blur the sacred and mundane.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His work subtly incorporates Taiwanese folk religion, ancestral veneration, and local spiritual practices as integral elements of daily life and memory.

 Carlos Reygadas Mexico

His films engage with Mexican indigenous spirituality, folk mysticism, and pre-Christian religious traditions woven through contemporary rural narratives.