Repeatedly examines faith, guilt, and redemption through a Catholic lens in films like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Silence.
Pier Paolo Pasolini ItalyDirectly 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 DenmarkCreated profound meditations on faith and religious martyrdom, particularly in The Passion of Joan of Arc and Vampyr, exploring spiritual transcendence.