THEME EXPLORATION

religious conversion

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
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
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Forsaken
Forsaken
2026 · Vincent Garenq
Les Destinées sentimentales
Les Destinées sentimentales
2000 · Olivier Assayas
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
The Witch
The Witch
2016 · Robert Eggers
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Ae Fond Kiss
Ae Fond Kiss
2004 · Ken Loach
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
Black Robe
Black Robe
1991 · Bruce Beresford
Ceddo
Ceddo
1978 · Ousmane Sembène
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
Il Decameron
Il Decameron
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · Luis Buñuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' deeply explore spiritual conviction, belief systems, and the psychological mechanisms of conversion and faith.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical cinema, particularly 'Stalker' and 'The Mirror', examines spiritual transformation, redemption, and the human search for transcendent meaning through philosophical conversion.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Theorema' directly confront religious conversion, faith, and the destabilizing power of spiritual awakening on individuals and society.