THEME EXPLORATION

priest vs communist mayor

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
I Confess
I Confess
1953 · Alfred Hitchcock
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Land and Freedom
Land and Freedom
1995 · Ken Loach
La Vie est à nous
La Vie est à nous
1936 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Les Routes du Sud
Les Routes du Sud
1978 · Joseph Losey
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975 · Bertrand Tavernier
My Lenin
My Lenin
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Larks on a String
Larks on a String
1969 · Jiří Menzel
First May in Moscow
First May in Moscow
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Elia Kazan
Memories of Prison
Memories of Prison
1984 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2007 · Cristian Mungiu
The First Legion
The First Legion
1950 · Douglas Sirk
Father Hope
Father Hope
2002 · Ruggero Deodato
Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire
1985 · Ricky Lau
Naked Under the Moon
Naked Under the Moon
1999 · Lav Diaz
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like 'Kanal' and 'Ashes and Diamonds' intensely examine the collision between Catholic faith and communist ideology in post-war Poland.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His work consistently explores the tension between religious spirituality and Marxist politics, particularly in 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and his essays.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His films like 'No End' and 'Decalogue' probe the philosophical and moral conflicts between Catholic values and communist state power in Eastern Europe.