THEME EXPLORATION

religious history

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
2006 · Ron Howard
Jeanne la Pucelle
Jeanne la Pucelle
1994 · Jacques Rivette
The Crusades
The Crusades
1935 · Cecil B. DeMille
King David
King David
1985 · Bruce Beresford
Jeanne d’Arc
Jeanne d’Arc
1900 · Georges Méliès
The Missing Nail
The Missing Nail
2019 · Peter Greenaway
Miércoles de ceniza/Ash Wednesday
Miércoles de ceniza/Ash Wednesday
1958 · Roberto Gavaldón
Pueblo en vilo
Pueblo en vilo
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
The Exposure of the Relics of Sergius of Radonezh
The Exposure of the Relics of Sergius of Radonezh
1919 · Dziga Vertov
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
Death of Yazdgerd
Death of Yazdgerd
1982 · Bahram Beyzai
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Men Don’t Cry
Men Don’t Cry
2017 · Alen Drljević
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
2026 · Kenji Nakamura
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema' profoundly interrogate Christian theology, spirituality, and religious faith through radical cinematic language.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' explore religious devotion, martyrdom, and spiritual transcendence with unparalleled visual and emotional intensity.

 Martin Scorsese United States

His recurring examination of guilt, redemption, and Catholic faith in films like 'Taxi Driver,' 'Raging Bull,' and 'Silence' makes him cinema's foremost explorer of religious struggle and doubt.