THEME EXPLORATION

redemption and enlightenment

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
1997 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa
Hero
Hero
1992 · Stephen Frears
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
The Hunt
The Hunt
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Home
Home
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like The Wrestler and Black Swan explore spiritual suffering and transcendence through protagonists seeking redemption from self-destruction.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative masterpieces Stalker and Solaris deeply examine faith, enlightenment, and the human soul's search for meaning and redemption.

 Terrence Malick United States

His lyrical films like The Tree of Life and A Hidden Life investigate grace, spiritual awakening, and redemption through poetic philosophical inquiry.