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THEME EXPLORATION

religious institution

12 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
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
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
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films like *The Gospel According to St. Matthew* and *Canterbury Tales* critically examine religious institutions and faith through provocative, poetic cinema.

Wes Anderson → United States

*There Will Be Blood* and *The Master* deeply explore how religious institutions function as systems of power, belief, and control.

Krzysztof Kieślowski → Poland

His *Dekalog* series profoundly interrogates faith, morality, and the role of religious institutions in everyday human struggles and ethical dilemmas.

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