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religious institution

12 films · 3 directors
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

Pasolini's films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Canterbury Tales' deeply interrogate religious institutions, faith, and spirituality through provocative, humanistic lenses.

Carl Theodor Dreyer → Denmark

Dreyer's masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' explore the intersection of religious faith, institutional power, and human suffering with profound philosophical depth.

Luis Buñuel → Spain

Buñuel's surrealist works like 'Viridiana' and 'The Milky Way' offer scathing critiques of religious institutions, dogma, and hypocrisy through darkly comic and dreamlike imagery.

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