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religious history

12 films · 3 directors
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese → USA

Repeatedly examines faith, guilt, and redemption through a Catholic lens in films like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Silence.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

Directly engaged religious narratives and theology, most notably through The Gospel According to St. Matthew and his provocative exploration of spirituality and society.

Carl Theodor Dreyer → Denmark

Created profound meditations on faith and religious martyrdom, particularly in The Passion of Joan of Arc and Vampyr, exploring spiritual transcendence.

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