THEME EXPLORATION
religious institution critique
35 films · 2 directors
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DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel
Spain
His surrealist films systematically deconstruct Catholic dogma and ecclesiastical hypocrisy through absurdist humor and symbolic critique.
Pier Paolo Pasolini ItalyHe explored the contradiction between Christian ideology and institutional practice, most provocatively in *The Gospel According to St. Matthew* and *Salò*.