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THEME EXPLORATION

religious institution conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
2026 · Hafsia Herzi
Ae Fond Kiss
Ae Fond Kiss
2004 · Ken Loach
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
Il Decameron
Il Decameron
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
La corruzione (la Corruption/Corruption
La corruzione (la Corruption/Corruption
1963 · Mauro Bolognini
Revelation
Revelation
1927 · Julien Duvivier
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 · Howard Hawks
Last Supper
Last Supper
1976 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Tales of the Taira Clan
Tales of the Taira Clan
1955 · Kenji Mizoguchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson → United States

His films like *There Will Be Blood* and *The Master* explore the psychological and ideological conflicts between faith, power, and institutional authority.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His provocative works such as *The Canterbury Tales* and *Salò* directly challenge religious institutions and their moral contradictions through transgressive cinema.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

Films like *Kes* and *I, Daniel Blake* critique how religious and institutional systems fail vulnerable people in society.

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