THEME EXPLORATION

religious asceticism

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
1961 · Michael Curtiz
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His films like 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' explore spiritual suffering, faith, and ascetic devotion through stark, austere visual language.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative masterpieces including 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' delve into spiritual transcendence, sacrifice, and the renunciation of material desires through profound philosophical inquiry.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His works like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Canterbury Tales' interrogate religious asceticism, bodily mortification, and spiritual authenticity with provocative intensity.