holy bible

His films repeatedly grapple with faith, sin, redemption, and moral struggle through a Christian lens, most notably in The Last Temptation of Christ and Silence.

He directly adapted the Gospel of Matthew and explored Christian theology, spirituality, and the clash between sacred and secular in provocative, humanistic ways.

His masterpieces like Passion of Joan of Arc and Vampyr examine faith, suffering, and the divine through deeply spiritual and symbolic cinematography rooted in biblical tradition.