THEME EXPLORATION

religious awakening

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
The Forgotten Prayer
The Forgotten Prayer
1916 · Frank Borzage
Susan and God
Susan and God
1940 · George Cukor
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
The Way of the World
The Way of the World
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His metaphysical films like 'Stalker' and 'The Mirror' explore spiritual searching and transcendence through philosophical inquiry and faith.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'Vampyr' and 'Gertrud' delve into profound questions of faith, redemption, and the divine nature of human experience.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Canterbury Tales' examine religious consciousness, spiritual crisis, and sacred awakening with radical poetic intensity.